The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development and examination as there is insufficient evidence on file regarding the current severity of the appellant's knee disabilities and GERD.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations are outdated, and additional records from SSA and recent VA treatment records are needed to determine the current severity of the appellant's conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee strain with DJD, right knee strain with DJD, GERD with hiatal hernia and Barrett's esophagus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 21, 2018
- Citation
- 18137641
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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.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for flat feet and leg pain as secondary to flat feet was dismissed due to an impermissible concurrent election of administrative review options. The initial rating in excess of 10 percent for GERD with hiatal hernia and Barrett's esophagus was denied.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's claims were partially granted and partially denied. He received a grant of an earlier effective date for his left knee instability rating and a grant of a 10 percent rating for that condition, but he did not receive a higher rating or an effective date before October 20, 2015.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for effective dates earlier than June 29, 2011, for grant of service connection for left knee strain with DJD and right wrist tenosynovitis with DJD. The issues of an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for left knee strain with DJD and right wrist tenosynovitis with DJD are remanded.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection and increased ratings on multiple conditions has been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of the appeal.
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