The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for Osgood-Schlatter's Disease (OSD), bilateral knee arthritis, and an acquired psychiatric disability due to OSD. The AOJ is required to schedule a VA examination to determine if OSD clearly and unmistakably existed prior to service and was aggravated by service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran’s claims for Osgood-Schlatter's Disease (OSD), bilateral knee arthritis, and an acquired psychiatric disability are inextricably intertwined with his claim for service connection for OSD. Therefore, these claims must be remanded to allow for a VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- Osgood-Schlatter's Disease (OSD), bilateral knee arthritis, an acquired psychiatric disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 4, 2020
- Citation
- 20030931
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and examinations.
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