The Board has decided to remand this case due to the lack of service treatment records from April 7, 1988, to August 15, 1988. The Veteran is advised to provide evidence of a current disability or information about where he was treated.
The deciding factor: There are no records in the claims file documenting treatment for the left knee at the Eisenhower Army Hospital in Fort Gordon, Georgia, from April 7, 1988, to August 15, 1988.
- Claimed conditions
- patellofemoral pain syndrome, disuse atrophy of the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19133035
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's failure to follow VA's claims processing rules.
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