The veteran is seeking service connection for arthritis of his wrists and fingers, as well as ankles, secondary to his already service-connected degenerative arthritis of the back and knees. The VA has not obtained all relevant medical records from San Antonio VAMC and Frank Tejada clinic.
The deciding factor: VA needs to obtain additional medical evidence before deciding these claims.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of the bilateral wrists and fingers, arthritis of the bilateral ankles
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2004
- Citation
- 0427805
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's current arthritis of the bilateral ankles, left foot, and right foot disabilities are related to service. The low back disability and right knee disability have been remanded for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for arthritis of the bilateral knees, ankles, shoulders, and wrists due to inadequate examination in a prior decision. The examiner is asked to provide an opinion on whether it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran’s diagnosed conditions are related to his active duty military service.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for arthritis of the bilateral knees and ankles, finding that the Veteran's parachute jumps during military service contributed to his current disabilities.
- Granted
The Board has determined that service connection is warranted for a lumbar spine disability, radiculopathy of the lower extremities, cervical spine disability, and arthritis of the bilateral hips. The Veteran's claims for other disabilities are also granted.
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