The Board has ordered a remand to obtain additional medical evidence and provide an examination to determine if the Veteran's current right knee disability is related to his in-service injury or symptoms. The appeal will be returned for further action.
The deciding factor: The claim requires clarification on whether the current right knee disability is service-connected due to an in-service injury or symptom, necessitating a medical opinion and examination.
- Claimed conditions
- Right knee internal derangement, Arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 16, 2016
- Citation
- 1643591
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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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