The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to an inadequate physical examination report and failure to ensure compliance with prior remand instructions.
The deciding factor: The Board failed to provide adequate reasons and bases in its December 2013 decision, relying on an inadequate VA examination report and not ensuring compliance with its February 2012 remand instructions.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative joint disease of the right knee, status post total knee replacement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2015
- Citation
- 1500999
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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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