The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for arthritis of the right hip and left hip, which are secondary to a right knee condition. The Veteran's obesity is also being considered as an intermediate step between his service-connected right knee condition and bilateral hip conditions.
The deciding factor: An addendum opinion is needed to determine if the Veteran’s obesity was caused or aggravated by his right knee disability considering his documented weight before spinal surgery in 2012.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of the right hip, arthritis of the left hip
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 8, 2020
- Citation
- 20024240
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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