The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection are not properly adjudicated and requires additional development, including a review of his history as a paratrooper.
The deciding factor: The April 2011 VA examination overlooked the potential connection between the Veteran's history as a paratrooper and his current claimed disabilities for neck, low back, and bilateral knee issues.
- Claimed conditions
- C5-C6 degenerative disc disease and spurring, lumbar disc disease with spondylosis, residuals of left knee lateral meniscus tear surgery and left knee Baker cyst excision, status post right knee contusion
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 26, 2017
- Citation
- 1748049
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, skin disability (tinea unguium), and low back disability have all been denied as there is no direct evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the claimed conditions, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between the current diagnoses and active duty service.
- Denied
The Veteran's current lumbar disc disease with spondylosis is not related to his active duty service and the Board finds that he does not meet the criteria for service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining relevant medical records and employment records.
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