The Veteran's claim for service connection is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and consideration of new evidence. The issues include secondary service connection for lower back pain, right knee condition, and left knee condition.
The deciding factor: The decision requires further evaluation by a VA examiner to determine if the Veteran’s current conditions are related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic anterolateral instability right knee, lower back pain, left knee condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19168552
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew their appeal regarding the service connection for a lumbar condition and left knee condition, resulting in the dismissal of these issues.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a need for a VA examination to determine the etiology of the Veteran's lower back pain.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is granted as secondary to his service-connected neoplasm of the kidney with frequent urination.,Service connection for a left knee condition, an acquired psychiatric disorder (anxiety), and a bilateral foot condition are dismissed.
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