The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, but the issues of entitlement to service connection for right and left knee disabilities, as well as bilateral shoulder disability, are being remanded due to outstanding VA treatment records and need for additional examinations.
The deciding factor: The decision is REMANDED because there are outstanding VA treatment records that need to be obtained and a VA examination is needed to determine the nature of the Veteran's right and left knee disabilities and whether they are related to service-connected cervical spine, thoracolumbar spine, or bilateral foot disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Disability, Left Knee Disability, Bilateral Shoulder Disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19130673
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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, left knee disability, and right knee disability. The claims for urinary frequency disability and residuals of a cholecystectomy were denied.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various disabilities and denied higher ratings for several service-connected conditions.
- Partly granted
The Board granted increased ratings for the Veteran's left and right knee disabilities, including separate ratings for instability and meniscal conditions, but denied higher ratings for flexion limitations in both knees. The Board also granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities prior to December 1, 2021.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 30 percent evaluation for tension headaches effective September 13, 2022, but denied earlier effective dates and service connection for various conditions.
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