The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for low back, neck, left elbow, and occipital headaches disabilities secondary to the service-connected right knee disability due to insufficient medical opinions in the March 2018 remand. The Veteran's statements regarding a fall in 2009 after his right knee gave out are to be considered.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the medical opinions did not specifically consider and discuss the Veteran’s statements regarding the onset of back, neck, and elbow pain and headaches from a fall in 2009 after his right knee gave out.
- Claimed conditions
- low back disability, neck disability, left elbow disability, occipital headaches
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 20, 2021
- Citation
- 21023038
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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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