The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to the need for an addendum opinion regarding the left knee disability and the total unemployability issue.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for a more detailed examination to address inconsistencies in the appellant's reported range of motion limitations during flare-ups and repetitive use over time.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee injury with degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19164394
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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.
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