The Board has remanded the case to the RO for further development and adjudication, including scheduling a hearing before a traveling Veterans Law Judge at the RO located in Togus, Maine.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested a travel board hearing, which is scheduled at the RO. The case will be returned to the Board after completion of the above actions.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic right knee disability, chronic left knee disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 4, 2012
- Citation
- 1230266
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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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the issues of service connection for chronic left knee disability and atrial fibrillation.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings were dismissed as the appeal is moot due to his death.
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