The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to schedule him for a Travel Board hearing in St. Petersburg, Florida.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested a Travel Board Hearing and has not been scheduled yet.
- Claimed conditions
- anterior cruciate ligament insufficiency, medial meniscal tear
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 29, 2011
- Citation
- 1136645
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA examination, and a new evaluation is needed to determine if any right knee disability had its onset during service or is related to service-connected conditions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the Veteran's right knee disability. The case will be returned for further development and an addendum opinion.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the VA medical examinations are inadequate and requires an addendum opinion to determine if the Veteran's right knee disability is related to his service.
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