The Veteran's claims of service connection for neurological disorder of the lower extremities and bilateral knee DJD are being remanded due to insufficient medical opinions. The VA examiner did not address the bilateral knee disability, and a new opinion is needed.
The deciding factor: A new VA medical opinion is required to address both the claimed peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities and bilateral knee DJD, including whether they were aggravated by his service-connected lumbar spine disability.
- Claimed conditions
- neurological disorder of the lower extremities, bilateral knee DJD
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 5, 2014
- Citation
- 1434905
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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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for clothing allowances due to a lack of evidence in the record, including the Veteran's prosthetics records and AOJ decisions. The claim must be returned to the AOJ with all relevant documents.
- Granted
The Veteran's bilateral knee DJD and obesity are granted service connection. The acquired psychiatric disorder (likely depression) is denied, and the hypertension claim is remanded for further examination.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal on all issues related to service connection for a neurological disorder of the lower extremities due to the appellant's request for withdrawal.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant, and no service connection decisions were made.
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