The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his service connection claims for chronic right hip, right knee, and left ankle disorders.
The deciding factor: The claim requires verification of the Veteran's military service records and obtaining all relevant medical records to determine if there is a link between the claimed conditions and service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic right hip disorder, chronic right knee disorder, chronic left ankle disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 15, 2009
- Citation
- 0922417
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various musculoskeletal disorders and granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further medical opinions.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a chronic right knee disorder, finding that the current disorder is not causally related to service and does not meet any of the presumptive criteria.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for chronic back, right knee, and right wrist disorders on a presumptive basis as they manifested to a compensable degree within one year of separation from active duty.
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