The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical evidence on whether the veteran's current left knee disability is related to her in-service injury and physical training. The veteran should be given a VA examination to determine the cause of her disability.
The deciding factor: The Board cannot make a fully-informed decision without a VA examiner's opinion regarding the nature and cause of the veteran's left knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative joint disease of the left knee, left knee injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19161454
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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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