The Board has determined that the remand directives were not substantially complied with and another remand is necessary for further development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the severity of the Veteran's service-connected bilateral knee disabilities.
The deciding factor: The remand was required due to non-compliance with previous Board directives and the need for additional evidence and an appropriate medical opinion regarding the Veteran's knee disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee stress fracture, left knee stress fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19156390
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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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- Denied
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