The Board has remanded the cases due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the Veteran's left knee disorder and acquired psychiatric disorder.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide sufficient opinion on whether the current arthritis is related to chondromalacia patella or patellofemoral pain syndrome, nor did they clarify if the depressive disorder is related to the in-service stressor event of witnessing a fellow soldier's accidental death by electrocution.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee disorder (degenerative arthritis), acquired psychiatric disorder (posttraumatic stress disorder and depressive disorder)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 17, 2018
- Citation
- 18135148
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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.
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