The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development and examination, as well as potential reconsideration of the TDIU claim.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for additional evidence and a clinical evaluation to determine current severity of knee disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease (right knee), Degenerative Joint Disease (left knee)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2020
- Citation
- 20000682
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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