The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing the veteran with a VA examination to assess his right knee disability and any arthritis of the hips, legs, or low back. The RO will also determine if the current 20% rating for the right knee should be reduced.
The deciding factor: The appeal is being remanded due to changes in the law regarding veterans' claims assistance and because there are unresolved issues related to the veteran's service-connected right knee disability and any arthritis of his hips, legs, or low back.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of the hips, arthritis of the legs, arthritis of the low back
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- January 17, 2001
- Citation
- 0101239
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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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