The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate examination and a need for additional information regarding the Veteran's reports of taking over-the-counter medication after discharge.
The deciding factor: The examiner needs to address the Veteran’s reports of taking over-the-counter medication to cope with pain shortly after discharge from service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral knee injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 21, 2020
- Citation
- 20080162
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.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection for a bilateral knee injury and low back injury, and these issues are therefore dismissed.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Board found no current diagnoses or evidence linking the appellant's reported symptoms to service, and thus denied his claims for service connection.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, effective from the date of the February 2025 rating decision.
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