The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development and preparation of a supplemental statement of the case (SSOC). The claim will be reconsidered, and if still denied, he will be provided with the SSOC.
The deciding factor: The Board has referred the appellant's submitted medical evidence to the RO/AMC for review and preparation of a supplemental statement of the case (SSOC) due to procedural requirements.
- Claimed conditions
- total left knee arthroplasty with history of degenerative arthritis, gunshot wound left tibia, lower one-third with comminuted fracture and retained bullet
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 6, 2015
- Citation
- 1519510
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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.
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