The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left leg disorder, including as secondary to his service-connected back disability and/or an undiagnosed illness. The remand includes obtaining complete service treatment records, verifying dates of ACDUTRA and INACDUTRA, scheduling a VA examination, and expanding the scope of the Veteran's claim to include secondary service connection.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the current nature and etiology of the Veteran's left leg disorders need further clarification due to inadequate previous opinions and incomplete records. The remand also includes expanding the scope of the Veteran's claim to consider secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, tenderness on palpation to the left medial tibia, left patellar and small left tibial tubercole enthesophytes
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2018
- Citation
- 18147801
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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 Veteran's appeals for increased disability ratings for his left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome and left ankle condition have been dismissed due to the withdrawal of the appeal by the Veteran's representative.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have resulted in loss of use of both feet, which qualifies her for an allowance for an automobile and adaptive equipment.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, finding that the condition began during service and is not due to any in-service aggravation.
- Granted
The Veteran's low back disability, diagnosed as lumbosacral strain, osseous & subluxation stenosis of lumbar foramina, is granted with a rating of 40 percent effective February 9, 2024. The other service connection claims are also granted.
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