The Veteran's claims for service connection for a fungal condition, right knee cyst/benign growth, left knee soft tissue sarcoma, and bilateral knee strains are being remanded due to the need to obtain additional medical records and address procedural errors.,Service connection will be considered based on direct evidence of a current disability and a link between that disability and an in-service injury or event.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinions regarding bilateral knee strains are inadequate, as they did not address the Veteran's lay statements about his knee problems being due to wear and tear from carrying heavy loads during service.,Procedural errors were identified, including a duty to assist error related to records of an in-service left knee surgery.
- Claimed conditions
- Fungal condition, Right knee cyst/benign growth, Left knee soft tissue sarcoma, Left knee strain, Right knee strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2024
- Citation
- A24066172
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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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- Denied
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