The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral knee disabilities, including arthritis and arthroplasties. The remand requires obtaining additional personnel records and a medical opinion addressing potential pre-existing conditions and aggravation by military duties.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for more information about the Veteran's service history and the nature of his injuries during active duty to determine if they are related to his current disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral knee arthritis, left knee arthroplasty, right knee arthroplasty
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19144081
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.
- Partly granted
The Board denied an increased rating for thoracolumbar strain but granted a compensable rating for GERD, and denied service connection for left knee strain and bilateral knee arthritis.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral cataracts, melanoma, and bilateral knee arthritis based on the Veteran's exposure to ionizing radiation during his service.
- Denied
The Board denied a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for right knee osteoarthritis and prior to June 25, 2018, for left knee arthroplasty.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, bilateral knee arthritis and right elbow arthritis was withdrawn by the Veteran.
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