The Board denied service connection for a mental health condition due to the Veteran's personality disorder, which is not considered a disease or injury for compensation purposes. The claims for increased ratings for knee disabilities are remanded as VA outpatient records have not been obtained.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not establish that any current mental health conditions began during service and the Board found no in-service incurrence of a service-connectable disability.
- Claimed conditions
- mental health condition, left knee degenerative arthritis instability, right knee degenerative arthritis instability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 21, 2018
- Citation
- 18104293
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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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