The Board has remanded the case for a supplemental addendum opinion to determine if the Veteran's right knee Osgood-Schlatter disease clearly and unmistakably preexisted service and was not aggravated by service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the December 2018 VA addendum opinion is not responsive to the Board’s remand instructions or otherwise adequate to address the presumption of soundness pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 1111 (2018).
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Osgood-Schlatter Disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19145964
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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