The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for groin injury due to new evidence submitted. However, further development is needed as a remand on both the groin and bilateral knee issues is required.
The deciding factor: New evidence was received that relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim of entitlement to service connection for groin injury.
- Claimed conditions
- groin injury, degenerative changes of bilateral knees
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19132743
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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