The Veteran's appeal involves multiple service-connected disabilities of the lower back, hips, and knees. The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly assess these conditions.
The deciding factor: Additional medical evidence is required to determine if there have been any recent changes in the Veteran's condition which would warrant an increased rating.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic lumbar strain, chronic right hip strain, chronic left hip strain, degenerative osteoarthritis of the right knee with chronic right knee strain, degenerative osteoarthritis of the left knee with chronic left knee strain, right knee subluxation, left knee subluxation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2017
- Citation
- 1748901
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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 Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied service connection for right lower extremity radiculopathy and a rating in excess of 10 percent for chronic lumbar strain. The claims for migraines and Meniere's disease are remanded.
- Dismissed
The appeals for various disability ratings and benefits have been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
- Denied
The Board has readjudicated the claim for service connection for chronic lumbar strain due to new evidence submitted after the prior final denial. However, it was determined that the Veteran's current condition is not related to service because his actions leading to the injury were considered willful misconduct.
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