The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to her in-service motor vehicle accident, and for service connection for right knee osteoarthritis, left knee osteoarthritis, and lumbar spine DJD. The claims are being returned to VA for further examination and opinion.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has provided sufficient evidence of a current disability and an in-service event or injury that could be related to her conditions, but the causal relationship between these elements is unclear without additional medical evaluation and opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Osteoarthritis, Left Knee Osteoarthritis, Lumbar Spine Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD), Acquired Psychiatric Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 28, 2019
- Citation
- 19115074
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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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- Granted
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for right and left knee disabilities, finding that the current conditions are not related to service due to lack of evidence of a chronic condition during service or post-service continuity.
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