The Board has denied an increased rating for the Veteran's right knee disability and granted a separate 10 percent rating for symptomatic post-operative meniscectomy of the right knee. The case is being remanded to obtain additional opinions regarding service connection for lower extremity radiculopathy, bilateral hip strain, and left knee disability.,The Board has also ordered additional examinations and opinions on whether the Veteran's bilateral hip disabilities are related to her service-connected lumbar spine disability, and if so, whether they were aggravated by her right knee disability.
The deciding factor: The case is being remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the nature of the Veteran's lower extremity radiculopathies, as well as the relationship between her hip disabilities and service-connected lumbar spine disability.,Additional examinations are needed to determine whether the Veteran's left knee disability was caused by or aggravated by her right knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Right knee disability, Left hip strain, Right hip strain, Left lower extremity radiculopathy, Right lower extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 13, 2018
- Citation
- 18157939
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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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- Granted
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- Denied
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- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the claims for psychiatric disability and sleep apnea.,Service connection was granted for right lower extremity radiculopathy and left lower extremity radiculopathy secondary to a service-connected back disability, but denied for right wrist disability.
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