The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional VA examinations to assess his service-connected knee and shoulder disabilities, as well as the existence of a separate left shin scar. The case will be reviewed after this development.
The deciding factor: The previous examination report was incomplete and did not address all issues on appeal, including the presence of a separate left shin scar.
- Claimed conditions
- right patellofemoral dysfunction, post surgery, left patellofemoral dysfunction, post surgery, bilateral shoulder strain, scar of the left shin
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 28, 2012
- Citation
- 1222536
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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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