The Veteran's claims are being remanded due to new evidence submitted after the last decision. The RO is instructed to consider this additional evidence and provide a supplemental statement of the case (SSOC).
The deciding factor: New evidence has been submitted by the Veteran, which requires the RO to review it before making a determination on his claims.
- Claimed conditions
- chondrocalcinosis of the left knee, chondrocalcinosis of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 28, 2011
- Citation
- 1116551
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, finding that she is currently employed and unable to secure or maintain full-time, competitive employment as a result of her service-connected conditions.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for osteoarthritis of the right knee and chondrocalcinosis of the left knee were denied. The claim for an increased rating for PTSD was also remanded.
- Denied
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as he withdrew his claims for service connection for various conditions, including frontal sinus osteoma, head trauma, headaches, chronic sinusitis/rhinitis, GERD, and others. The claim of tinea pedis was also withdrawn.
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