The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the Veteran's claims of service connection for left knee injury and arthritis, as well as right knee, status post-replacement with scarring. This includes obtaining outstanding service treatment records, private treatment records, and military personnel records. The Veteran should also be scheduled for a VA examination to address the etiology of her claimed knee disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that there are outstanding records which need to be obtained in order to make an informed decision on the Veteran's claims.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee injury and arthritis, right knee, status post-replacement with scarring
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19111021
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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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