The Veteran's appeal is REMANDED for additional development on the issues of service connection for a left knee disability and evaluations for his hemorrhoidectomy and sphincterotomy, right knee with Osgood-Schlatter’s disease, and degenerative disc disease at L5-S1. The TDIU issue is also REMANDED.
The deciding factor: The Board finds the issues of service connection and evaluations are not fully developed as additional development is needed to address the Veteran's complaints and medical history related to his knee disability and hemorrhoidectomy/sphincterotomy.
- Claimed conditions
- Status Post Hemorrhoidectomy and Sphincterotomy, Left Knee Disability (Secondary to Service-Connected Right Knee with Osgood-Schlatter’s Disease and/or Degenerative Disc Disease at L5-S1)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 27, 2020
- Citation
- 20029246
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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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