The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for right and left knee disabilities and hepatitis C due to a lack of sufficient evidence to decide the claim. The RO is instructed to obtain all VA medical records, schedule the Veteran for an examination, and provide a definitive opinion regarding the nature and etiology of his knee conditions and hepatitis C.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was insufficient evidence to determine whether the Veteran's knee disabilities and hepatitis C were related to service. The RO is instructed to obtain all relevant medical records and schedule the Veteran for an examination to provide a definitive opinion on this issue.
- Claimed conditions
- right and left knee disabilities, hepatitis C
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19110929
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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.
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