The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's right knee and lumbar spine disorders, as well as potential service connection for a secondary lumbar spine disorder.
The deciding factor: Insufficient medical opinions were provided by VA examiners regarding the onset of the Veteran's current right knee and lumbar spine disorders and their relationship to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right knee disorder, Lumbar spine disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19193458
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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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