The Board remands the claims for service connection for a gynecological disability, heart disability, and bilateral knee disability to obtain additional medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The November 2024 VA examiner's opinions are inadequate as they fail to provide sufficient rationale and do not comply with all remand directives.
- Claimed conditions
- Arteriosclerotic heart disease (coronary artery disease), Degenerative arthritis status post total knee arthoplasty of the right knee, Degenerative arthritis status scope, total knee arthoplasty, synovectomy and revision of total knee arthoplasty of the left knee, Diastolic congestive heart failure (CHF) with preserved left ventricular function, Endometrial cancer status post total abdominal hysterectomy plus bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, Implanted cardiac pacemaker and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation requiring Watchman device, Left knee instability, Scar of the midline lower abdomen, Sinus node dysfunction requiring pacemaker
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 25, 2025
- Citation
- 25003983
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 913 · Granted: 41% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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.
- Granted
The Board has granted effective dates of June 17, 2010 for service connection and separate ratings for right knee instability and left knee instability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection are not properly before it due to procedural errors and remanded for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination.
- Granted
The Board has restored service connection for arteriosclerotic heart disease, diabetes mellitus type II, and hypertension due to a presumption of exposure based on service in or near the Korean DMZ. Service connection for scar as secondary to diverticulitis of colon is dismissed.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including major depressive disorder and bilateral knee conditions, have precluded him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted a TDIU rating for the period beginning April 5, 2020.
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