The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a heart condition, bilateral knee disorder, and right foot disorder. The claims are being remanded to obtain missing records from March 1980 and to provide an addendum medical opinion regarding the nature and origin of these conditions.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was insufficient evidence linking the Veteran's current heart condition, bilateral knee disorder, and right foot disorder to his service-connected sleep apnea or any other service event. The claims are being remanded to obtain missing records from March 1980 and to provide an addendum medical opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- Heart Condition (claimed as secondary to service-connected sleep apnea), Bilateral Knee Disorder, Right Foot Disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 19, 2021
- Citation
- 21022703
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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
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- Denied
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- Granted
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- Granted
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