The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for ankle and knee conditions, as they are related to fibromyalgia which is secondary to service-connected anxiety disorder. The case requires further development with a new VA examination.
The deciding factor: The previous opinions were inadequate due to the examiner's failure to consider the Veteran’s statements regarding symptoms in service and her continuity of symptoms since service.
- Claimed conditions
- Left ankle condition, Right ankle condition, Left knee condition, Right knee condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19192221
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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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- Granted
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- Partly granted
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