The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and for additional opinions regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's right lower extremity disorders, including whether they are caused or aggravated by service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for substantial compliance with previous Board decisions and the requirement for addendum opinions regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative arthritis of the hip, degenerative arthritis of the knee, meniscal tear, grade II patellar chondromalacia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20007317
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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- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
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