The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the severity of his right knee disability. The TDIU claim will also be adjudicated.
The deciding factor: The case must be returned to the Board for further action as per the remand instructions.
- Claimed conditions
- Right knee injury with post-traumatic degenerative joint disease, status-post meniscectomy, Left hip injury with degenerative joint disease, Prostatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 2, 2013
- Citation
- 1314444
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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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- Denied
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- Partly granted
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