The Veteran is seeking service connection for a left knee disorder that he contends is secondary to his service-connected right knee disorder. The case has been remanded for further development, including an addendum opinion from the examiner who conducted the May 2011 VA examination.
The deciding factor: Further development is required as there is no opinion addressing whether the Veteran's service-connected right knee disorder aggravated degenerative arthritis in his left knee beyond its natural progression.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee disorder, degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 15, 2012
- Citation
- 1217310
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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.
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