The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination reports and deficiencies in diagnoses and nexus opinions regarding the Veteran's knee/leg and ankle disabilities, which are related to service-connected bilateral pes planus.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations were insufficient to determine if the Veteran's current knee/leg and ankle disabilities are related to his period of service or service-connected disability, specifically his bilateral pes planus.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Bilateral Knee/leg disability","diagnoses":["bilateral deltoid ligament sprain of the ankles","bilateral knee strain and joint osteoarthritis"],"exposure_basis":null,"service_connection_theory":"secondary"}, {"condition_name":"Bilateral Ankle disability","diagnoses":["lateral collateral ligament strain of the left ankle and left knee strain"],"exposure_basis":null,"service_connection_theory":"secondary"}
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19167490
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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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