The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran and incomplete service treatment records. The Veteran's right knee and left shoulder disabilities are being reviewed for possible service connection.
The deciding factor: The case was remanded due to newly submitted evidence and incomplete service treatment records, which may affect the determination of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee disability, left shoulder disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 15, 2010
- Citation
- 1042801
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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