The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral knee, lumbar spine, and bilateral shin splint disorders due to incomplete medical opinions. The AOJ is instructed to obtain additional treatment records and provide an addendum opinion from a VA examiner.
The deciding factor: Incomplete medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's current diagnoses have been identified as a reason for remand.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral knee disorder, Lumbar spine disorder, Bilateral shin splint disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 9, 2020
- Citation
- 20059032
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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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The Veteran's cervical spine disorder is rated at 20% since July 1, 2022. The lumbar spine disorder was initially granted a 20% rating from September 1, 2022 to October 19, 2022 and then denied any higher ratings thereafter.
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