The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the Veteran's claims, including obtaining a new VA examination and opinion regarding his service-connected back disorder, right knee iliotibial band syndrome, left knee iliotibial band syndrome, and bilateral calcaneal bursitis. The issues of entitlement to a 10 percent rating under 38 C.F.R. 3.324 for multiple, noncompensable, service-connected disabilities and entitlement to TDIU are also deferred until the claims can be properly adjudicated.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that additional development is required due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's back disorder, right knee iliotibial band syndrome, left knee iliotibial band syndrome, and bilateral calcaneal bursitis. The issues are inextricably intertwined with these claims.
- Claimed conditions
- back disorder, right knee iliotibial band syndrome, left knee iliotibial band syndrome, bilateral calcaneal bursitis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 20, 2017
- Citation
- 1746954
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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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- Dismissed
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