The Board has remanded two issues: service connection for a psychiatric disability and the rating for left knee degenerative joint disease with anterior instability. The Veteran's VA treatment records from 2002 onwards need to be obtained, as well as an updated examination of his left knee.
The deciding factor: The current evidence is insufficient to make a determination on these issues due to incomplete medical records and the need for further evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- psychiatric disability, left knee degenerative joint disease with anterior instability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 24, 2018
- Citation
- 18105470
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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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