The Board has decided that there is insufficient evidence to determine if the Veteran's bilateral knee condition was related to his military service, and thus remands the case for further development.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not review the Veteran’s in-service records or address his complaints of continuous issues with his knees since service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral degenerative joint disease of the knees
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19148087
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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral knee conditions as secondary to service-connected hallux valgus of the feet, but reopened the claim due to new and material evidence. The Veteran's current bilateral degenerative joint disease is not related to his military service or a service-connected disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for various conditions due to outstanding VA and Social Security Administration records.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the veteran's current bilateral knee disabilities are not related to his military service and have denied his claim for service connection.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral degenerative joint disease of the knees is not related to his military service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.
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