The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee osteoarthritis, right knee osteoarthritis, and chronic depression (secondary to bilateral knee osteoarthritis) must be remanded due to insufficient evidence in the VA examiner's opinion.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not acknowledge the in-service diagnoses of patellofemoral pain syndrome of the left knee and right knee ligament strain, which raises questions about the accuracy of their opinions regarding the current disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee osteoarthritis, right knee osteoarthritis, chronic depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 29, 2018
- Citation
- 18130109
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as he withdrew his appeal prior to the Board making a decision.
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