The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for an undiagnosed illness or MUCMI due to environmental exposures in Southwest Asia, as well as his claim for a TDIU. The issues of increased ratings for bilateral knee patellofemoral pain syndrome are also being remanded.,The Board has also remanded the Veteran's claim seeking revision of a July 1998 Rating Decision assigning a non-compensable initial rating effective January 23, 1998, for service-connected bilateral patellofemoral pain syndrome on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE).
The deciding factor: The Board found that the VA examiner's opinion was inadequate due to lack of a clear rationale connecting the medical evidence with the conclusion.
- Claimed conditions
- undiagnosed illness, MUCMI, acquired psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 1, 2022
- Citation
- 22043544
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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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