The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings require additional development, including VA examinations to assess his right knee disorder, back disorder, residuals of a shell fragment wound of the right thigh, and diabetes mellitus. The case is being remanded to allow this development.
The deciding factor: The Board found the existing evidence insufficient to make determinations on the claims without further examination and evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- back disorder, right knee disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 23, 2011
- Citation
- 1119695
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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
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