The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including scheduling of VA examinations and a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has requested a rescheduled hearing due to missed hearings in the past. Additionally, he needs further examination to assess his right knee condition and its secondary effects on his back.
- Claimed conditions
- Osgood Schlatter's disease in the right knee, lumbosacral or cervical strain
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 16, 2017
- Citation
- 1704818
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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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