The Veteran seeks service connection for pseudogout of multiple joints, including his knees and shoulders, which he claims is secondary to his service-connected right knee disability. The Board finds that a VA examination is necessary to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's current pseudogout.
The deciding factor: A VA examination is needed to determine whether the Veteran's pseudogout is related to his service-connected right knee disability or if it was incurred during service.
- Claimed conditions
- pseudogout
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 1, 2011
- Citation
- 1121175
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's bilateral knee disability, including arthritis and pseudogout, is granted as service-connected due to its onset during combat in Korea. The claim was readjudicated after new evidence was submitted showing continuity of symptomatology since service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to deficiencies in the development of evidence, particularly regarding the severity of his service-connected right knee disability.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's claims for prostate hypertrophy, gastrointestinal disorder, kidney stones, skin disorders, pseudogout, anemia, osteoarthritis, lumbar spine disorder, RLE sciatica, LLE sciatica, and erectile dysfunction have been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeals. Service connection has been granted for coronary artery disease and hypertension on a presumptive basis due to exposure in Guam or its territorial waters from January 9, 1962, through July 31, 1980.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to ambiguities in the VA examiner's reports regarding the Veteran's right knee disability, specifically related to range of motion and functional loss.
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