The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for a chronic low back disorder and a chronic right knee disorder due to insufficient evidence in the previous VA examination.
The deciding factor: The opinion from the November 2020 VA examiner did not substantially comply with the Board's remand directives, as it dismissed the Veteran's statements without providing a medical reason.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic low back disorder, chronic right knee disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2022
- Citation
- 22000995
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various musculoskeletal disorders and granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a chronic right knee disorder, finding that there was no medical link between his current condition and his military service.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for chronic lumbar spine disorder, chronic cervical spine disorder, chronic right shoulder disorder, chronic left knee disorder, and chronic right knee disorder. The evidence did not show a diagnosis of these conditions during or within one year after the Veteran's separation from active service.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed as the Veteran and his accredited representative withdrew from consideration certain issues, and a chronic low back disorder was not shown to have been present in service or for many years thereafter.
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