The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for the Veteran's right long finger disability. The claim for service connection of a bilateral knee disability is remanded due to inadequate examination.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner failed to address whether the Veteran's bilateral knee disabilities are related to active service, and thus a remand is required to provide an adequate opinion on this issue.
- Claimed conditions
- Right long finger disability, Bilateral knee disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 13, 2024
- Citation
- A24024980
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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