The Board has remanded the case for a new opinion regarding whether the Veteran's joint pains are attributable to known clinical diagnoses or represent an undiagnosed illness, and if so, whether they are separate from DJD.
The deciding factor: The Court found the VA examiner's opinion inadequate as it did not reconcile the Veteran's complaints of joint pain with his diagnosed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- multiple joint disability other than degenerative joint disease (DJD) of the bilateral hips and knees
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 6, 2015
- Citation
- 1514793
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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.
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