The Board has ordered a remand for the VA to schedule an appropriate examination and provide a medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed right leg/knee disability, including whether any current gout is service-connected.
The deciding factor: The Board found that further development was required due to incomplete opinions in previous examinations and directed the VA to obtain a new examination with specific questions related to the Veteran's reported in-service events and his diagnosed gout.
- Claimed conditions
- right leg/knee disability, gout in lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 1, 2013
- Citation
- 1314422
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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.
- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to missing or presumed destroyed service treatment records and inadequate VA opinions. The Veteran's in-service incident is also being investigated.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including right hip, leg/knee, and neurological conditions, as secondary to a service-connected lumbar spine disability. The Veteran is also being asked to provide tax returns to support his claim for TDIU.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for lumbar spine, right leg/knee, right ankle, and right foot disabilities. The decision stated that there was no evidence linking these conditions to service or any presumptive exposure.
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