The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate September 2020 VA examination report, which did not reconcile the Veteran's reports of worsening pain with the rationale for the negative nexus opinion. The case is now being sent back for a new examination or medical opinion that properly addresses the medical history in this case.
The deciding factor: The Board found the September 2020 VA examination inadequate and remanded due to its failure to reconcile the Veteran's reports of worsening pain with the rationale for the negative nexus opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee disability, including degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 28, 2023
- Citation
- 23053996
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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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- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee disability, including degenerative joint disease, finding that there was no current diagnosis of such a condition and that any chronicity found in service did not result in a present disability.
- Denied
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