The Board has remanded the case due to an incomplete opinion regarding whether the Veteran's bilateral knee disability is aggravated by his service-connected Hodgkin’s disease.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide a clear opinion on whether the Veteran's bilateral knees were aggravated by his service-connected Hodgkin’s disease, as required under 3.310(b).
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative joint disease of the bilateral knees
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 15, 2020
- Citation
- 20026157
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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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