The Board has determined that additional evidentiary development is necessary prior to the adjudication of the current issues on appeal due to a lack of recent examination and incomplete medical records. The Veteran needs to provide missing medical records, and a more contemporaneous VA examination must be conducted.
The deciding factor: The decision was remanded because there were insufficient recent medical evidence to determine the current nature and severity of the Veteran's knee disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee medial meniscus tear, meniscectomy, tendonitis, traumatic arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 31, 2023
- Citation
- 23048247
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
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- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for a higher rating for service-connected right ankle with traumatic arthritis (claimed as right ankle instability). The Board dismissed the appeal.
- Granted
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for depression and anxiety, hearing loss, tendonitis, PTSD, and headaches has been granted. The appeals for service connection for hearing loss and tendonitis are denied. The appeals for service connection for PTSD and headaches are remanded.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for right knee arthritis, finding that his current condition is related to his in-service tendonitis and persistent symptoms since service.
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