The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for higher ratings and service connection due to additional evidence being added to the record, including VA examinations of his cervical spine, thoracic spine, right knee, and left knee. The claims will be reviewed again with consideration of new evidence.
The deciding factor: Additional medical evidence was submitted by the Veteran, which necessitates a remand for further development and review.
- Claimed conditions
- neck (cervical spine), thoracic spine degenerative arthritis, right knee Osgood Schlatter's disease, left knee tendinitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 30, 2018
- Citation
- 18154601
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection of right knee tendinitis, left knee tendinitis, and chronic right wrist sprain have been granted.,New evidence submitted by the Veteran has led to a readjudication of his previously denied claims.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for left and right knee tendinitis due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error. The AOJ must obtain an addendum opinion addressing whether the Veteran's bilateral knee disabilities are aggravated by his service-connected lumbosacral and thoracic strain.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for left knee tendinitis and a left ankle condition, finding that the evidence did not support a nexus between these conditions and active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claims of entitlement to service connection for left and right knee tendinitis due to inadequate VA medical opinion.
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