The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining SSA and Worker's Compensation records, as well as VA treatment records. He will also undergo examinations to assess the severity of his service-connected right and left knee disabilities and mononeuritis of the left superficial peroneal nerve.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has not provided all necessary information regarding his disability benefits claims and SSA records are needed for a complete evaluation of his claim.
- Claimed conditions
- right upper extremity neuropathy/carpal tunnel syndrome, left upper extremity neuropathy/carpal tunnel syndrome, right knee status post arthroscopic surgery, left knee status post arthroscopic surgery, mononeuritis of the left superficial peroneal nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 18, 2013
- Citation
- 1312878
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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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- Denied
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