The Board has withdrawn the Veteran's appeals for his claims of entitlement to service connection for a cyst and/or benign growth of the bilateral knees, as well as his claims for initial disability ratings in excess of 20 percent for joint disease with baker's cyst of the right knee (claimed as bilateral knee pain with arthritis) and an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for joint disease with baker's cyst of the left knee (claimed as bilateral knee pain with arthritis). The claims are being remanded due to a lack of adequate examination regarding the severity of his service-connected bilateral knee disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeals, and the claims are being remanded because there is insufficient evidence regarding the severity of his service-connected bilateral knee disabilities from May 19, 2014 to present.
- Claimed conditions
- Cyst and/or benign growth of the bilateral knees, Joint disease with baker's cyst of the right knee (claimed as bilateral knee pain with arthritis), Joint disease with baker's cyst of the left knee (claimed as bilateral knee pain with arthritis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 4, 2023
- Citation
- A23027581
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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.
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