The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral foot pain and right knee pain due to duty-to-assist errors. The Veteran is seeking service connection for these conditions, which are related to her military service.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinion provided prior to the July 2021 rating decision on appeal was inadequate and did not address all relevant factors in determining whether the Veteran's current symptoms are related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral foot pain, right knee pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 16, 2024
- Citation
- A24056380
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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: Partly granted
The claims for service connection for hypertension, back pain, right hip pain, left hip pain, right knee pain, and left knee pain have been readjudicated. The claim for sleep apnea has also been readjudicated.,Service connection has been granted for a neck condition, back pain, right hip pain, left hip pain, right knee pain, left knee pain, an acquired psychiatric disorder, bruxism, and vertigo.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to missing records and a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The claims will be readjudicated after obtaining any necessary records.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection have been readjudicated and are denied. The Veteran submitted new and relevant evidence in support of his claim for bilateral hearing loss, but the evidence does not establish a current disability.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's bilateral foot pain, right knee pain and weakness, and left knee pain and weakness are granted as service-connected.
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