The Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral knee disorder to include arthritis is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and review of new evidence.
The deciding factor: The decision was not explicitly based on any specific reasoning, but it states that a VA examination is needed and new private records are required.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral knee disorder (including arthritis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 15, 2018
- Citation
- 18150530
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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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