The Board has remanded three issues related to service connection for knee and lumbar spine degenerative joint disease. The main issue is the secondary service connection claim for right and left knee conditions.
The deciding factor: The request was made for information about the competency of the VA examiner who performed the Veteran's July 2020 back and knee examinations.
- Claimed conditions
- mild degenerative joint disease, right knee, mild degenerative joint disease, left knee
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 27, 2023
- Citation
- 23024374
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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.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's right knee disability, including a lack of medical records from his incarceration and updated VA treatment records.
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