The Board remands the claims for service connection for arthritis of the hips and knees to afford the veteran a VA examination to determine if there is any aggravation due to his service-connected ankle disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not sufficiently establish a relationship between the current arthritis conditions and the veteran's military service, necessitating further development under the duty to assist.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of the hips, arthritis of the knees
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 13, 2009
- Citation
- 0901233
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.
- Denied
The appeal for a compensable rating for right ear hearing loss was denied, and the appeals for service connection for arthritis of the hips, sleep apnea, respiratory condition (including asthma), and tinnitus were dismissed.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Partly granted
The Board denied the claim for service connection for a back condition as new and material evidence was not received, but reopened the claim for arthritis of the hips as new and material evidence was found.
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