The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development of his claim, including obtaining VA and private medical records, as well as scheduling the Veteran for VA joint and muscle examinations to determine the severity of his service-connected left knee disability.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that further development is necessary to ensure all relevant evidence has been considered in rating the Veteran's service-connected left knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- shrapnel wound, contusion
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 5, 2011
- Citation
- 1137424
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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.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's emergency medical treatment for a leg injury sustained while slipping on ice is covered by VA, as the non-VA facility was not feasibly available and the Veteran did not have other health insurance that fully extinguished his liability.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for residuals of a scrotal shrapnel wound and denied an increased rating for erectile dysfunction.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's muscle injuries, specifically a need for an examination and opinion on the severity of his condition.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's right knee disability is rated at 10 percent for the entire period on appeal, and a separate rating of 20 percent for right knee lateral instability from December 26, 2019. The claim for an increased rating for chronic right knee strain, laceration, and contusion was denied.
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