The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for various knee, hip, and cervical spine disabilities due to additional VA-generated evidence. The issues include left knee degenerative joint disease, right knee degenerative joint disease (post ACL tear and arthroscopic repair), lumbar spine degenerative arthritis, cervical spine strain, right hip degenerative joint disease, left hip degenerative joint disease, right hand tendonitis, left hand tendonitis, and muscle tension headaches.
The deciding factor: The claims are remanded due to the need for additional VA-generated evidence that has not been considered in the current rating decisions.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee degenerative joint disease, right knee degenerative joint disease (post ACL tear and arthroscopic repair), lumbar spine degenerative arthritis, cervical spine strain, right hip degenerative joint disease, left hip degenerative joint disease, right hand tendonitis, left hand tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19167498
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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 Board granted service connection for lumbar spine degenerative arthritis, recurrent right and left shoulder rotator cuff tear residuals, right and left total knee replacement residuals, and right and left foot plantar fasciitis and heel spurs.
- Partly granted
The Board denied earlier effective dates for the award of service connection and denied increased ratings for various disabilities, but granted a separate rating for left upper extremity radiculopathy from October 20, 2020.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal for restoration of a 40 percent rating for lumbar spine degenerative arthritis and a 20 percent rating for lower left extremity radiculopathy as the ratings were restored in an April 30, 2025 Higher-Level Review (HLR) rating decision.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for lumbar spine degenerative arthritis, left and right lower extremity radiculopathies, left and right hip pain, right knee degenerative arthritis, generalized anxiety disorder, and depressive disorder.
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