The Veteran's claims for service connection of various knee and foot disabilities, as well as a right arm disability, are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations. The issues include determining whether these conditions are related to service or secondary to other service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: Additional medical examination is required to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's knee, foot, and right arm disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Left Knee Disability","type_of_disability":null,"diagnosis":null}, {"condition_name":"Right Knee Disability","type_of_disability":null,"diagnosis":null}, {"condition_name":"Left Foot Disability","type_of_disability":null,"diagnosis":null}, {"condition_name":"Right Arm Disability","type_of_disability":null,"diagnosis":null}, {"condition_name":"Right Foot Disability","type_of_disability":null,"diagnosis":null}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19187114
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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