The Veteran's claim for service connection for arthritis of the lower extremities, to include as secondary to a service-connected low back disability, is being remanded due to incomplete development and need for further examination.
The deciding factor: Further medical evaluation is needed to determine if the Veteran's arthritis is related to his service-connected low back disability or another condition.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of the lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 18, 2011
- Citation
- 1102094
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his claim for service connection for arthritis of the lower extremities, so it is dismissed.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a TDIU, finding that his service-connected left ankle disability alone does not prevent him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's lower extremities arthritis, left knee arthritis, right knee arthritis, and right ankle arthritis are granted. The upper extremity arthritis is denied.
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