The Board has remanded the claims for further development to determine if pseudogout or a form of systemic arthritis initially manifested during service and whether it is related to the Veteran's service-connected left knee disability.
The deciding factor: The Board needs additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's joint conditions, particularly as they relate to his service-connected left knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of the right thumb and wrist, disability of the left leg and two toes, internal derangement, left knee, to include chondromalacia patella
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19102778
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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.
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