The Board has determined that the VA examinations provided are inadequate and requires new opinions to determine if the Veteran's claimed conditions are related to service.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions were found to be inadequate as they did not consider the Veteran's reported in-service injuries and symptoms, which he testified to during his hearing.
- Claimed conditions
- impingement syndrome, right shoulder, impingement syndrome, left shoulder, multi-level cervical degenerative disc disease (DDD), degenerative disc and joint disease, lumbar spine, patellofemoral pain syndrome, right knee, lumbosacral radiculopathy, right lower extremity, lumbosacral radiculopathy, left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 19, 2023
- Citation
- 23016908
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for patellofemoral pain syndrome, left and right knees due to insufficient evidence in the record regarding the etiology of the Veteran's current knee conditions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's bilateral knee disorders are remanded for further evaluation due to the need for a new VA examination to determine their etiology.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted a 50 percent rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and denied increased ratings for right shoulder impingement syndrome, hearing loss, painful scar, patellofemoral pain syndromes of the knees, and other conditions.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for patellofemoral pain syndrome, left and right knees, a painful chest condition (including costochondritis), and remanded the issue of traumatic brain injury.
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