The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for right leg pain, left knee pain, right knee pain, and neck pain secondary to back and leg pain due to insufficient medical evidence regarding their etiology. A VA examination is needed to determine if these conditions are related to service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that a VA examination was necessary as there was insufficient medical evidence to establish the relationship between the Veteran's current disabilities and his in-service injuries or events.
- Claimed conditions
- Right leg pain, Left knee pain, Right knee pain, Neck pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2019
- Citation
- 19101604
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,820 · Granted: 26% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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
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- Dismissed
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