The Board has remanded the cases for further examination and readjudication due to the lack of compliance with Correia v. McDonald requirements in the previous examinations, as well as the need to consider the Veteran's current symptoms.
The deciding factor: The examinations did not comply with the requirements set forth in Correia v. McDonald, 28 Vet. App. 158 (2016), and the Veteran reported flare-ups of symptoms during his hearing.
- Claimed conditions
- Total right knee arthroplasty
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19184868
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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