The Board is remanding the claims for further development due to the need to obtain additional medical records and personnel/administrative records from Fort Ord Medical Clinic, as well as a VA examination regarding the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral knee disability.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed to support the Veteran's claim that he sustained injuries during service which may be associated with his current disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- coccyx injury, degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine (low back disability), bilateral hip pain, degenerative joint disease of the right knee (right knee disability), degenerative joint disease of the left knee (left knee disability), bilateral ankle strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 3, 2012
- Citation
- 1223050
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
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