The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of a VA examination addressing the nature and etiology of the Veteran's service connection claim for his bilateral knee replacement. The Veteran is not provided with an adequate medical opinion regarding whether any currently diagnosed knee conditions are related to service or any in-service disease, event, or injury.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was insufficient competent medical evidence on file to make a decision on the claim due to the lack of a VA examination addressing the nature and etiology of the Veteran's bilateral knee replacement.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral knee replacement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19186899
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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.
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