The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection due to additional VA and Veteran-submitted evidence being added to the file, which requires further consideration.
The deciding factor: The new evidence includes a reconsideration of disability evaluation system rating decision and an informal physical evaluation board finding relevant to the claims at hand.
- Claimed conditions
- right leg injury, left leg patellar tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 20, 2023
- Citation
- 23052043
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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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- Dismissed
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