The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions and incomplete records. The Veteran's claim for service connection for left and right knee disorders, including as secondary to his service-connected tinea pedis with onychomycosis, will be further developed.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not address all diagnoses of the knees, current or previous, and provided insufficient rationale for their opinions. The case requires additional development to obtain missing records and provide a thorough examination.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee disorders, right knee disorders
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2017
- Citation
- 1706744
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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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