The Board has remanded the case for further development regarding the Veteran's left knee condition. Service connection is granted for bilateral shoulder strain and left forearm epicondylitis and brachioradialis strain.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner’s opinion on the etiology of the left knee condition was inadequate due to an inaccurate factual premise, and a remand is required to clarify whether the Veteran's current diagnosis exists and if it was not aggravated by service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral shoulder strain, left forearm epicondylitis and brachioradialis strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19178107
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.
- Dismissed
The appeal concerning entitlement to service connection for bilateral shoulder strain, bilateral shin splints, cervical strain, bilateral knee strain, and bilateral flat feet (pes planus) is dismissed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral shoulder strain, bilateral knee osteoarthritis, and bilateral foot degenerative arthritis and heel spur to obtain additional medical opinions.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for multiple spine and musculoskeletal conditions, finding no evidence linking the Veteran's current disabilities to his active military service.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for right and left wrist carpal tunnel syndrome, lumbosacral strain, cervical strain, bilateral knee strain and left knee osteoarthritis, bilateral hip trochanteric pain syndrome, bilateral elbow strain, bilateral foot degenerative arthritis, bilateral shoulder strain, and bilateral hand strain. OSA was denied.
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