The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination regarding the Veteran's right leg muscle atrophy and its relationship to service or service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide an opinion on whether previous findings of atrophy were related to service or secondary to service-connected right knee disability, as required by the March 2018 Board remand.
- Claimed conditions
- right leg muscle atrophy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20036788
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 60 percent for right leg muscle atrophy, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for action consistent with a joint motion for partial remand, specifically to address whether VA satisfied its duty to assist with regard to obtaining private treatment records.
- Granted
The Veteran's ratings for his right tibia fracture and muscle atrophy were restored as the AOJ improperly reduced these ratings. The left knee instability rating remains unchanged, while the back condition claim was dismissed due to lack of specificity.
- Dismissed
Your service connection claims for various disabilities have been granted, and the issues are now dismissed as there is no longer a case or controversy.
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