The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining a nexus opinion regarding whether the Veteran's right knee disorder is related to his service-connected scoliosis.
The deciding factor: The claim requires an addendum opinion on the relationship between the Veteran's right knee disorder and his service-connected scoliosis.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of right knee surgery
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2013
- Citation
- 1303941
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied an increased rating for the residuals of right knee surgery and a compensable disability rating for the Veteran's right knee scar.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection have been dismissed due to withdrawal of the diabetes mellitus, umbilical hernia, and right eyelid condition issues. The Veteran's migraine headaches and acquired psychiatric condition (including MDD and PTSD) have been granted.,Issues related to spastic duodenal bulb, asthma, bilateral hips, bilateral feet, hiatal hernia, bilateral knees, skin condition, left finger, bilateral elbows, bilateral hands, malaria symptoms, lazy esophageal sphincter, right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, ischemic colitis, IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome), diverticulitis, low back, and neck conditions have been remanded for further review.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of right knee surgery and tinnitus, finding no new and material evidence to reopen the claims.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the severance of service connection for various conditions was proper and denied the appeal.
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