The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of a VA examination and for obtaining additional medical records. The Veteran's right knee disorder is currently diagnosed, but its relationship to service needs further evaluation.
The deciding factor: The claim requires an opinion on whether the current right knee disorder is related to service, which cannot be provided without a proper medical examination.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 30, 2019
- Citation
- 19196821
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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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