The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to inadequate opinions regarding the Veteran's service connection claims.
The deciding factor: The opinions did not sufficiently address whether the current mild degenerative joint disease of the bilateral knees is related to the Veteran's period of active service prior to February 28, 1994.
- Claimed conditions
- mild degenerative joint disease of the right knee, mild degenerative joint disease of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 2, 2021
- Citation
- 21072370
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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.
What you can do next
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