The Veteran is seeking service connection for a neurological disability of the right knee that he believes is secondary to his service-connected arthritis. The Board has determined that an additional examination and opinion are needed to address these claims.
The deciding factor: The September 2011 VA examination did not include a neurology evaluation, which was recommended by the examiner based on the complexity of the neurological issue at hand.
- Claimed conditions
- neurological disability of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2014
- Citation
- 1403397
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a neurological disability of the right knee, but remanded to obtain additional medical opinions and evidence.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's neurological disability of the right knee is not caused or aggravated by his service-connected right knee arthritis.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
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