The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for allergies and denied claims for service connection for liver disease, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and depression), a right knee disability, and a left knee disability. The issues of service connection for these conditions are remanded.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not consider the Veteran's reported parachute jumps during his second period of service which could have contributed to current knee disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Allergies, Liver disease, Acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and depression), Right knee disability, Left knee disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 20, 2018
- Citation
- 18159749
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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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- Granted
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- Granted
The Veteran's entitlement to higher level of SMC at the intermediate rate is granted, effective from January 8, 2021. He was previously in need of aid and attendance due to his left knee disability since February 1, 2017, and now has additional disabilities rated at 50 percent or more.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right knee disability, finding that his current diagnosis of right knee strain is related to his military service.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claims for service connection have been dismissed due to their death.
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