The Veteran's initial noncompensable rating for left knee medical meniscus tear and anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear is being remanded due to the need for additional efforts to assist in obtaining relevant private medical records.
The deciding factor: Additional efforts are needed to obtain relevant private medical records from the Aaron Jonan Clinic and other facilities where the Veteran received treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee medical meniscus tear, left knee anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 8, 2018
- Citation
- 18124845
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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