The Veteran's claim for service connection for painful joints, including as due to exposure to Gulf War environmental hazards, is being remanded. The VA examiner needs to provide an addendum opinion addressing the Veteran’s complaints of joint pain in his hands and knees.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner was not able to evaluate the Veteran's reported symptoms of hand and knee disorders without additional information due to limitations in the current medical knowledge.
- Claimed conditions
- painful joints, hand disorders, knee disorders
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 31, 2020
- Citation
- 20022129
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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