The Board remands the claims for service connection for Lyme Disease, right knee condition, and lower back pain to obtain additional medical opinions.
The deciding factor: Further medical evidence is needed to determine if the Veteran's conditions are related to active duty or ACDUTRA.
- Claimed conditions
- Lyme Disease, post-treatment Lyme Disease syndrome, Right knee, torn (patellofemoral pain syndrome), Lower back pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25053976
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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