The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development of his claims, including obtaining private treatment records and conducting addendum opinions regarding functional loss.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there has not been substantial compliance with previous remand directives and requires further development to obtain necessary medical records and conduct appropriate evaluations.
- Claimed conditions
- osteodegenerative disease of the cervical spine, limitation of extension of the right knee, patellofemoral syndrome of the right knee, degenerative joint disease of the left knee, limitation of extension of the left knee, osteoarthritis, subchondral ganglion cyst of acetabulum, dysplasia, and acetabular labral tear of the left hip with limitation of flexion, impairment of the thigh due to osteoarthritis, subchondral ganglion cyst of acetabulum, dysplasia, and acetabular labral tear of the left hip, limitation of extension due to osteoarthritis, subchondral ganglion cyst of acetabulum, dysplasia, and acetabular labral tear of the left hip, radiculopathy of the right upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 13, 2020
- Citation
- 20012152
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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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals were dismissed due to the death of the appellant. The issues related to service connection for various conditions and disability ratings.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, in combination, render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation consistent with his education and work history.
- Granted
The Veteran is granted an effective date of August 12, 2011 for his entitlement to Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) and Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA). The decision is based on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities preventing him from securing or following substantially gainful employment since August 12, 2011.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his right and left knee disabilities, as well as his right knee scar. The RO must attempt to obtain all available private treatment records from the Tennessee Orthopedic Clinic.
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