The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and scheduling a new VA examination to assess the current severity of her service-connected bilateral knee disabilities.
The deciding factor: The case was previously adjudicated but requires additional evidence due to changes in symptomatology reported by the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- mild degenerative changes of the left knee, mild degenerative changes of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 16, 2014
- Citation
- 1441190
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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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- Denied
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