The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the left knee, urinary disability, and polyneuropathy claims. The Veteran's service records will be reviewed to determine if there are any outstanding private treatment records or VA treatment records from February 2018 to present. An examination by an appropriate clinician will be scheduled to assess the current severity of his service-connected left knee strain with chondromalacia patella, enthesopathy and arthritis. The Veteran's urinary disability and polyneuropathy claims will also require additional examinations.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that there are outstanding private treatment records and VA treatment records from February 2018 to present which need to be obtained for the left knee, urinary disability, and polyneuropathy claims. Additionally, further examination is needed to determine the current severity of these service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee strain with chondromalacia patella, enthesopathy and arthritis, urinary disability, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy of the right upper extremity, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy of the left upper extremity, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy of the right lower extremity, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy of the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 23, 2022
- Citation
- 22016957
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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.
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