The Board remands the claim for service connection of left knee conditions to the AOJ for further development, including obtaining private treatment records and a VA medical opinion.
The deciding factor: Remand is required due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors in failing to obtain private treatment records and provide a VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative changes, meniscal tears, anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) ganglion, joint effusion
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2024
- Citation
- A24070077
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a cervical spine condition, finding that it began during active service and is related to an in-service injury.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a lumbar spine disability, including DDD and degenerative changes, has been reopened due to new evidence. However, the claim remains denied as there is no evidence of a disease or injury during service that led to the current condition.
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