The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to insufficient development and procedural errors, including failure to obtain service department records and private treatment records from Dr. H.
The deciding factor: The Board found that new evidence had not been received to reopen several of the Veteran's claims and denied entitlement to service connection for a right knee disability. The remand is based on procedural issues identified by the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC).
- Claimed conditions
- left knee disability, left ankle disability, right wrist disability, tinnitus, right knee disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 30, 2023
- Citation
- 23047669
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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