The Board has remanded the case due to issues with verifying the Veteran's service periods and for further readjudication of the nonservice-connected pension benefits claim. The knee disability issue is still pending.
The deciding factor: Verification of the Veteran’s service periods was incomplete, necessitating a remand for verification.
- Claimed conditions
- knee disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20005932
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. §1151 for various disabilities due to treatment at a VAMC in April 2007, finding no evidence of additional disability caused by carelessness or negligence on VA's part.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a back disability and knee disability due to missing service records.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for arm, knee, migraine, and bilateral foot disabilities as well as higher ratings for various conditions due to a lack of evidence supporting the claims.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various upper extremity, foot, and knee disabilities due to a need for additional medical evidence.
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