The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of response regarding potential motor vehicle accident records that may be relevant to the Veteran's bilateral knee disabilities.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for additional development, specifically obtaining medical records related to a possible motor vehicle accident in 1987.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative arthritis of the bilateral knees
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 11, 2018
- Citation
- 18109747
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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