The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the relationship between his claimed right knee and back disorders and service or any service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The claims are being remanded due to incomplete evidence and need for clarification on the nature of the Veteran's complaints and diagnoses related to his right knee and low back issues.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee disorder, degenerative disc disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2013
- Citation
- 1303756
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error, and will need an opinion regarding whether the Veteran's right knee disorder is related to his parachute jumps during service.
- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the VA examinations related to the Veteran's lower back condition and surgical scars are inadequate, necessitating a remand for further evaluation.
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