The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence and a need for an addendum opinion regarding whether the Veteran's right knee disability is proximately due or caused by his service-connected left knee disability.
The deciding factor: An addendum opinion is required to address whether the Veteran’s right knee disability was aggravated (worsened in severity beyond a natural progression) by his service-connected left knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative joint disease of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19188773
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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.
What you can do next
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