The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient rationale in the medical opinions provided. The Veteran's conditions are being requested to be evaluated again with specific attention to his history of gait disturbance.
The deciding factor: The examiner did not address the Veteran’s documented history of an altered gait as instructed, and any etiological relationship to the currently claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic arthritis right knee, Traumatic arthritis bilateral hips, Traumatic arthritis left knee, Traumatic arthritis bilateral ankles, Traumatic arthritis bilateral feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 7, 2020
- Citation
- 20032149
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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.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection have been denied as the evidence does not support a finding that his current conditions are caused or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions and improper scheduling of examinations for a deceased Veteran. The case is now pending for further examination and opinion.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn by the appellant and his representative, thus dismissing the case.
- Granted
The Board has granted a combined rating of 60 percent for the Veteran's right knee disabilities, with an increased rating to 40 percent for internal derangement right knee with partial ankylosis and a separate 20 percent rating for traumatic arthritis right knee.
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