The Board has ordered a new VA examination to address whether the Veteran's service-connected right ankle disability caused or aggravated his claimed bilateral knee disability. The case is also being remanded for an opinion on whether any chronic knee disability was etiologically related to service by way of causation or aggravation.
The deciding factor: The Board needs clarification and resolution of conflicting statements in the October 2007 VA examination report regarding the secondary theory of service connection, as well as a determination on the direct theory of service connection for any chronic knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral knee disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 1, 2011
- Citation
- 1125159
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected knee disabilities were granted effective from January 2, 2022. The Board also remanded other issues including back and skin disorders.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has dismissed the issues of higher initial ratings for service-connected bilateral knee disability, migraine variants, and bilateral hearing loss as well as service connection for generalized anxiety disorder. The issues of service connection for right elbow lateral epicondylitis and left elbow lateral epicondylitis are remanded due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology. Service connection for depression is also remanded due to conflicting diagnoses.
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