The Board has denied service connection for a right knee disability due to lack of evidence linking the current condition to service. The Veteran's current diagnosis is degenerative arthritis, which developed over many years post-service.,Service connection for hypertension and prostate disability are remanded as there is insufficient medical opinion regarding their onset or relationship to service.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran's current right knee disability began during service or is related to an in-service injury.,There is insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's hypertension and prostate disability are related to service, specifically herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Disability, Hypertension, Prostate Disability, Skin Disability, Right Foot Disability, Left Ankle Disability, Left Eye Disability, Disability Manifested by Loss of Balance, Residuals of Head Injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19165687
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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.
What you can do next
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
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