The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a right knee disorder and back disorder, as they are related to his service-connected left knee and/or left ankle disabilities.,Further examination is needed to determine if the Veteran's current right knee and back disorders are secondary to his service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not provide sufficient information for a determination on whether the Veteran's current right knee and back disorders are related to his service-connected left knee and/or left ankle disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Left ankle disability, Right knee disorder, Back disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 3, 2020
- Citation
- 20000367
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 an acquired psychiatric disorder, a right knee disorder, and a lumbar spine disorder.
- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding VA's obligation to obtain relevant records from the Social Security Administration.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, and service connection for right knee and right ankle disorders.
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