The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for bilateral hip and knee disorders, as they are related to service-connected disabilities. The Veteran is required to undergo VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of any diagnosed left hip, right hip, left knee, and/or right knee disorder.
The deciding factor: The claims involve secondary service connection based on pre-existing conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip disorder, right hip disorder, left knee disorder, right knee disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 26, 2018
- Citation
- 18145309
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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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