The claim of entitlement to service connection for bilateral knee joint pain, to include as due to an undiagnosed illness is remanded due to the need for a clarifying addendum opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's knee condition.
The deciding factor: A remand is required for an addendum opinion from an appropriate clinician to address the January 2013 VA Orthopedic Surgery Note and determine if the Veteran's bilateral knee condition is at least as likely as not related to his military service, including his period of service in the Gulf War.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral knee joint pain
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19191298
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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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