The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for a neck condition and right knee condition, but these claims are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and opinions regarding the nature and etiology of his conditions.
The deciding factor: The claims have been reopened, but further examination is needed to determine the nature and cause of the Veteran's neck and shoulder conditions as well as their relationship to service or a service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Herniated Cervical Disc with Radiculopathy, Right Knee Osgood-Schlatter's Disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 7, 2022
- Citation
- 22033086
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied entitlement to ratings greater than 10 percent for right and left knee Osgood-Schlatter's disease based on instability during the period from April 9, 2019 through February 6, 2021.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient range of motion testing in previous examinations. The Veteran's right knee disability, including Osgood-Schlatter's Disease and Degenerative Joint Disease, will need further evaluation.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's right knee disability is rated at 40 percent, but no higher. The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for a back disability and rating in excess of 20 percent for right knee disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the veteran's claims of service connection for right and left knee disabilities due to insufficient evidence in the record. The examiner is instructed to provide an opinion on whether the veteran's current knee disorders are related to his military service, including any osteochondritis dissecans that may have existed prior to enlistment.
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