The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining her complete treatment records from the Birmingham VAMC and scheduling an appropriate VA examination for her right knee.
The deciding factor: Additional development is needed to ensure all relevant medical records are obtained and a comprehensive evaluation of the Veteran's service-connected conditions is conducted.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee chondromalacia patella with degenerative joint disease, right foot cold injury, left foot cold injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 7, 2012
- Citation
- 1219974
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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 Veteran's claims of service connection for a left foot cold injury, migraines, and right ear hearing loss are dismissed.,The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for left ear hearing loss is also dismissed.,The Veteran's claims of service connection for right ankle strain, left ankle strain, and bilateral knee conditions are dismissed.,The Veteran's claims of service connection for a lumbar condition, bilateral hip conditions, and a right foot cold injury are remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development, including efforts to locate and reconstruct the Veteran's missing claims file.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an initial rating of 20 percent for the left and right foot cold injuries but denied higher ratings for the left and right hand cold injuries.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining medical opinions and private podiatry records. The issues of increased ratings for left foot cold injury and right foot cold injury, as well as TDIU prior to October 17, 2017, are being addressed.
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