The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for left knee arthralgia, right knee arthralgia, and disc degeneration in the lumbosacral region due to a need for additional evidence.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinion is based on an inaccurate premise regarding the Veteran's active service duration, and the VA examiner's opinion did not adequately address aggravation of the back condition by the service-connected pes planus.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee arthralgia, right knee arthralgia, disc degeneration in the lumbosacral region
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25047302
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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