The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hip, knee, and ankle disorders are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and consideration of all available evidence.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that the current VA examination reports are inadequate as they do not address the questions of diagnosis and etiology in a clear manner. The Veteran's claims require further clarification and evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip disorder, left hip disorder, right knee disorder, left knee disorder, right ankle disorder, left ankle disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 14, 2010
- Citation
- 1017926
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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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