The Board has remanded the cases for further development and readjudication due to additional VA clinical documentation being incorporated into the record.
The deciding factor: Additional relevant Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) clinical documentation was received, requiring review by the Agency of Original Jurisdiction before consideration.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent left knee disability, meniscal tear residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 14, 2023
- Citation
- 23044893
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for recurrent right and left knee disabilities due to a lack of adequate examination, particularly regarding the Veteran's claimed in-service injury during air assault training.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for a recurrent left knee disability, including chronic pain, should be remanded due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination.
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