The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a nose condition and left knee condition, finding that there is no current disability of these conditions. The Board also found that remand was necessary to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of the left knee condition.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not consider all relevant evidence, including the Veteran's lay assertions about in-service injury and continuity of symptoms since service, when rendering a negative etiology opinion for the left knee condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Nose Condition (Residual to Fracture), Left Knee Condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 30, 2020
- Citation
- 20050718
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for bilateral knee conditions, finding that the Veteran's current knee conditions are more likely than not related to his military service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right and left knee conditions, finding that they are related to his active service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for pre-existing left and right knee conditions, finding that these conditions were aggravated by military service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right knee, left knee, right ankle, and left ankle conditions as secondary to his service-connected left hip replacement.
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