The Board has granted service connection for a right hip disability (osteoarthritis) and remanded the issue of service connection for a left knee disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current right hip disability, diagnosed as osteoarthritis, had its onset during her period of active duty and is related to her military service. The Board found that there was no evidence of chronicity or relationship between her left knee disabilities and her military service.
- Claimed conditions
- osteoarthritis of the right hip, osteoarthritis of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19180018
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
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- Partly granted
The Board granted restoration of a 40% rating for osteoarthritis of the left knee, effective July 1, 2009, and denied an increased rating in excess of 40% for the same condition as well as entitlement to TDIU.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his lumbar spine herniated nucleus pulposus L3-4 with intervertebral disc syndrome, left knee osteoarthritis, and right knee osteoarthritis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for osteoarthritis of the left knee due to an inadequate medical opinion.
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