The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development and consideration, including obtaining medical opinions on whether the current knee disabilities are related to service.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for additional information and medical opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's current knee disabilities and his service.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee disability (including arthritis), right knee disability (including arthritis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19160743
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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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