The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including VA examinations to assess the severity of her service-connected osteoporosis and arthritis, as well as a determination on whether her current arthritis is related to her service or service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is required to fully evaluate the Veteran's claims, particularly regarding the nature and etiology of her arthritis.
- Claimed conditions
- osteoporosis of the lumbosacral spine, osteoporosis of the left hip, osteoporosis of the right hip, osteoarthritis of the left elbow, osteoarthritis of the right elbow, osteoarthritis of the left hand, osteoarthritis of the right hand
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2010
- Citation
- 1020563
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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.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for left elbow lateral epicondylitis and osteoarthritis, but denied service connection for degenerative arthritis and DDD other than IVDS of the neck and low back condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded several claims due to the submission of additional evidence and a need for further development. The Veteran's service connection claims are being reconsidered.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claim for a TDIU due to service-connected disabilities, including chest wall discomfort and osteoarthritis of the left hand. The case is being remanded for an addendum medical opinion addressing the combined effects of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities on his occupational functioning.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for osteoarthritis of the left hand, effective January 28, 2019. The earlier effective dates for arthritis of the left index finger and ring fingers were also granted.
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