The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claims for right hip and right knee disabilities due to their withdrawal. The claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD and bipolar disorder, is remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The case was remanded because the Veteran withdrew his appeals for right hip and right knee disabilities, and a new opinion on the in-service stressors and relationship to current psychiatric conditions is needed.
- Claimed conditions
- Right hip disability, Right knee disability, Acquired psychiatric disability (bipolar disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2020
- Citation
- 20069424
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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