The Board remands the claim for a right lower extremity nerve disorder, secondary to service-connected patellofemoral pain syndrome of the right knee, due to an insufficient medical opinion on whether the condition is aggravated by the service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The September 2021 VA examiner did not address whether the Veteran's right sciatic radiculopathy is aggravated by his patellofemoral pain syndrome of the right knee, and thus a remand is necessary to obtain an addendum opinion addressing this matter.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity nerve disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2024
- Citation
- A24073525
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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