The Board denied service connection for a mental health disorder, including a sleep disorder. The decision also remanded the issues of service connection for right and left knee disabilities secondary to service-connected bilateral plantar fasciitis.,Further examination is needed to determine if the Veteran's right and left knee disabilities are related to his service-connected bilateral plantar fasciitis.
The deciding factor: The addendum opinion is required to address whether the Veteran’s right and left knee disabilities are proximately due or the result of his service-connected bilateral plantar fasciitis.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Mental Health Disorder, to include a sleep disorder"}, {"condition_name":"Right Knee Disability"}, {"condition_name":"Left Knee Disability"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20005436
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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