The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right knee disorder and PTSD, to include as due to MST. The Veteran is seeking service connection for these conditions based on her military service. Further verification of all periods of military service, including ACDUTRA and INACDUTRA, should be accomplished. VA examinations are also needed to determine the nature and etiology of any acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) due to MST and any right knee disorder.
The deciding factor: The Board found that further verification of all periods of military service is necessary as well as a VA examination for PTSD and a right knee disorder to establish medical opinions on the relationship between the Veteran's conditions and her military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Disorder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19142999
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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