The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining private treatment records and a VA examination to assess the current severity of his bilateral knee disabilities and their relationship to any low back and hip pathology.
The deciding factor: The Veteran testified about ongoing symptoms related to his knees and indicated that these issues may be secondary to his back and hip problems. The remand is necessary to obtain relevant medical records and conduct a comprehensive examination to address the claims for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee strain, left knee strain
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 16, 2011
- Citation
- 1110483
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection of various conditions due to untimely filing of the appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee strain, right knee strain, shin splints of the right leg, and shin splints of the left leg are being remanded due to a failure to obtain VA examinations and medical nexus opinions.
- Denied
The Veteran's initial evaluations for left knee strain, limitation of extension and flexion were both denied as the evidence did not show that his symptoms warranted a rating higher than 10 percent.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to their death during the pendency of the appeal. The Board cannot issue a decision on the merits as they have no jurisdiction.
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