The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete opinions and a need for further development regarding the relationship between the Veteran's right knee disability, including PFPS, and his service-connected pes planus.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner’s opinion was overly conclusive and lacked an adequate rationale, particularly in considering evidence of post-service symptoms and treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee PFPS
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 24, 2020
- Citation
- 20005989
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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