The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right knee, right hip, and psychiatric disorders (including PTSD) due to incomplete records and need for further medical examination.
The deciding factor: Incomplete STRs and SPRs from Army Reserve and National Guard periods of service are needed to corroborate in-service stressors and determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's current conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Disorder, Right Hip Disorder, Psychiatric Disorder (including PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 17, 2021
- Citation
- A21018361
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted as service-connected. The claims for alcohol abuse and psychiatric disorder are remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee disorder is related to his military service and grants entitlement to service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for a right knee disorder and an initial compensable rating for TBI, as new evidence was received. The effective date for service connection for TBI is being remanded.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee disorder is related to his service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
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