The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic left knee disability and is remanding it for further evidentiary development.
The deciding factor: New evidence submitted by the Veteran, including a statement from his former military buddy, raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim. However, additional medical examination is needed to determine if the current left knee DJD is related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Left Knee Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 28, 2012
- Citation
- 1244010
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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.
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