The Board has determined that a new VA examination is needed to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's right knee disorder, as the current evidence does not provide clear and unmistakable evidence that the condition preexisted service or that it was aggravated in service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the STRs were unavailable due to no fault of the Veteran and thus heightened VA duties apply. The Veteran testified about his right knee injury prior to enlistment, which changed the analytical framework for determining whether the condition was aggravated by service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Disorder
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 24, 2021
- Citation
- 21070572
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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 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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for right and left hip disorders due to a pre-decisional error in obtaining an adequate nexus opinion prior to the June 2021 rating decision.
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