The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right knee disorder, but has remanded it to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of his current right knee and hip disorders. The issues of entitlement to service connection for a right hip disorder and back disorder are also being remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found new and material evidence to reopen the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right knee disorder, but has now remanded it due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of his current right knee and hip disorders. The issues of entitlement to service connection for a right hip disorder and back disorder are also being remanded.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD), Arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 4, 2018
- Citation
- 18140592
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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
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