The Board has remanded three issues related to secondary service connection for low back disability, left hip disorder, and left ankle disorder all claimed as secondary to the service-connected left knee disability. The Veteran is also required to provide authorization for VA to obtain his private treatment records from October 2016 onwards and a VA examination to assess the current severity of his left knee disability.
The deciding factor: The Board found that additional evidence was needed, including authorization for private treatment records and an updated VA examination to determine the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected left knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- low back disability, left hip disorder, left ankle disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2020
- Citation
- 20024794
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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
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