The Veteran's claim is being remanded due to the need for further development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination. The examination will assess the severity of his service-connected knee condition and its impact on his ability to use his feet and perform daily activities.
The deciding factor: The decision requires additional evidence and clarification regarding the Veteran's functional impairment due to his service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Knee condition, Nerve damage in feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19112633
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Decisions by this judge: 1,549 · Granted: 26% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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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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