The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine if the Veteran's preexisting Multiple Sclerosis and Right Knee Disability were aggravated by his period of active duty, and to obtain a medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of any current right knee disability.
The deciding factor: The Board requires an addendum opinion from the November 2009 VA examiner and a new VA examination for the right knee to determine if there is clear and unmistakable evidence that the Veteran's preexisting conditions were aggravated by his period of active duty, and to provide a medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of any current right knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Multiple Sclerosis, Right Knee Disability
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 6, 2015
- Citation
- 1519375
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected knee disabilities are rated at 10% each, and the Board finds that higher ratings are not warranted based on the evidence of record.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining records of the Appellant's reserve component service and conducting a VA examination to determine if her multiple sclerosis is related to service.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral knee disabilities are not related to his active service, and thus denied both claims for service connection.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a right knee disability, finding that there is no evidence to support an etiological relationship between his current condition and his military service.
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