The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a VA examination to assess whether the appellant's service-connected disabilities preclude him from obtaining and maintaining employment. The issues of service connection for lumbar spine stenosis and reopening the claim for degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine are also on appeal.
The deciding factor: The Board found that further action was required due to the denial of service connection for spinal stenosis in July 1998, and the February 2001 rating decision regarding whether new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of the left knee, total knee replacement of the left knee, residuals of an excision of the right lateral meniscus, total knee replacement of the right knee, right knee scar, residual of arthroplasty associated with residuals of an excision of the right lateral meniscus, left knee scar, residual of arthroplasty associated with left knee arthritis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2003
- Citation
- 0326933
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for arthritis of the right and left knees, finding that it is at least as likely as not that these conditions developed due to the Veteran's active military service.,No new evidence or exposure basis was provided in this decision.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for chondromalacia patella, patellofemoral crepitus, and arthritis of the left knee. Service connection for a left knee meniscal tear is denied.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for arthritis of the left knee and right knee to ensure compliance with a Joint Motion for Partial Remand from the Court.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including residuals of a head injury, bilateral hearing loss, neck disability, gout of the right ankle, unspecified trauma or stress related disorder, tinnitus, and other musculoskeletal issues.
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