The Board has decided to remand the claims for left and right leg/knee disorders due to additional development being necessary, including obtaining new medical opinions on the etiology of these conditions.
The deciding factor: Additional development is needed as previous VA medical opinions did not address all relevant records and issues raised in the case.
- Claimed conditions
- Left leg/knee disorder, Right leg/knee disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2022
- Citation
- 22059425
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases of service connection for a right leg/knee disorder and hearing loss due to inadequate opinions from the June 2019 VA examiner. Additional evidence is needed, including treatment records and an addendum opinion addressing the etiology of the Veteran's disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a left leg and knee disorder, right knee disorder, hypertension (claimed as high blood pressure), left arm carpal tunnel syndrome, and sleep disorder.,An initial disability rating of 30 percent was granted for right ulnar nerve compression.
- Denied
The Board has determined that there is no current diagnosed disability of the Veteran's right or left leg/knee, and thus service connection for these conditions cannot be granted. The claim for bilateral foot disabilities was remanded but an addendum opinion is needed to determine if any current disability exists.
- Denied
The Board found that the veteran's right leg/knee disorder was not incurred during service and is not related to his service-connected left knee disability. Therefore, service connection for this condition cannot be established.
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