The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinion and failure to consider the Veteran's lay statements regarding his in-service right knee injury. The claim will be reconsidered with an addendum VA medical opinion addressing the etiology of the Veteran's right knee disability, including consideration of any aggravation by a service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the January 2020 VA medical opinion was inadequate as it did not address the credibility of the Veteran's statements and relied solely on the lack of treatment records for a right knee disability following active service. The claim will be reconsidered with an addendum opinion to consider the Veteran's lay statements and any aggravation by a service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Right knee disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 30, 2023
- Citation
- 23054560
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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
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