The Board has remanded the case for further action to address whether the Veteran's left knee disability is secondary to his service-connected bilateral pes planus and low back disability. The claim will be returned to the AOJ for compliance with this directive.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner failed to provide a medical opinion addressing the specific question of whether the Veteran's left knee disability was caused or aggravated by his service-connected bilateral pes planus and low back disability, as required by the Board's July 2014 remand directives.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee bursitis, chronic left knee strain, patellar tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 18, 2014
- Citation
- 1451163
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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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