The Board has remanded the cases due to inadequate medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected left knee disability caused or aggravated his right knee and back disorders. Additional development is required, including obtaining new medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The decision was remanded because the previous VA examinations did not adequately address whether the Veteran’s service-connected left knee condition caused or aggravated his right knee and back conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Disorder, Back Disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19179496
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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