The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to a scheduling issue for a Board hearing. The main issue remains the rating of his right knee bursitis.
The deciding factor: The case was remanded due to scheduling issues for a Board hearing.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee bursitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 2, 2016
- Citation
- 1630592
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions as the evidence of record did not support a finding that any of these conditions were present during or related to the Veteran's active duty service.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions as the evidence of record did not support a finding that any of these conditions were present during or related to the Veteran's active duty service.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, left great toenail condition, diabetes mellitus due to anthrax vaccine, fibromyalgia, and right and left knee bursitis.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a right knee disorder, finding that the evidence did not support a direct link between the Veteran's in-service injury and his current condition.
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