The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hip, low back, and left knee disabilities as secondary to his service-connected left foot disability due to inadequate VA examinations and opinions. The Veteran asserts these conditions are related to his service-connected left foot disability.
The deciding factor: The Board found that previous VA examinations were inadequate and remanded the case for further development including a new examination and opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hip disorder, low back disorder, left knee disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19186469
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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- Dismissed
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