The Board has reopened the previously denied claims for chronic foot pain and chronic right knee pain, granted service connection for tibial scars, and remanded several other issues due to lack of medical evidence.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was received for the previously denied claims, allowing them to be reopened. The Veteran's current disabilities are related to his active service based on credible statements and competent evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic foot pain, Chronic right knee pain, Tibial scars (left and right)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 20, 2022
- Citation
- 22003062
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, an increased rating for generalized anxiety disorder with depression (GAD), and a compensable rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae. The claims for service connection for chronic left knee pain, chronic right knee pain, low back pain, neurogenic erectile dysfunction, onychomycosis, and pain and dysfunction of the right shoulder were remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied service connection for right ear hearing loss due to the absence of a current disability. The claims for chronic left knee pain, chronic right knee pain, left foot plantar fasciitis, and hypertension are remanded as there is insufficient medical evidence addressing their etiology.
- Denied
The Board has denied service connection for various conditions, including PTSD, left shoulder condition, neck disability, chronic right knee pain, and others. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions began during active service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.
- Denied
The Veteran's right knee disability, including Fabella syndrome, is currently rated at 10 percent disabling. The Board found that the evidence does not support a higher rating based on current functional limitations.
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