The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and providing an addendum opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right knee disability.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner provided a negative aggravation opinion based on the Veteran's current disability of a right knee meniscal tear. However, the examiner did not address all of the Veteran's currently diagnosed knee conditions, including her degenerative arthritis due to favoring her right side due to service-connected foot disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Right knee disability, Degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 18, 2017
- Citation
- 1746478
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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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