The Veteran's cellulitis of the right knee and bilateral blepharitis are remanded for further examination to determine their nature, etiology, and dates of initial onset. The AOJ must readjudicate these issues after obtaining the necessary medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations were inadequate for determining the nature, etiology, and dates of initial onset of the Veteran's claimed disabilities due to a lack of appropriate examination of the right knee and insufficient opinion regarding in-service diagnoses continuing to present.
- Claimed conditions
- cellulitis of the right knee, bilateral blepharitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2021
- Citation
- A21017859
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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.
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