The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for right and left knee conditions due to a lack of adequate etiology opinions. The Veteran's preexisting bilateral knee condition is alleged to have been aggravated by service.
The deciding factor: The July 2020 opinion did not consider the April 1966 private treatment record indicating traumatic arthritis in the right knee during service, which could affect the determination of aggravation.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Condition, Left Knee Condition
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20069735
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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