The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for cervical degenerative arthritis, left hip degenerative arthritis, and increased rating evaluation for arthritis of toes, right foot disability. The TDIU claim is also being remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a direct service connection theory for any of the conditions, and secondary service connection was considered but denied due to lack of medical nexus opinions linking the conditions to the service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical degenerative arthritis, left hip degenerative arthritis, arthritis of toes, right foot
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 19, 2020
- Citation
- 20034854
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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.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's left hip degenerative arthritis is secondary to his service-connected right total hip replacement and grants this claim.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection for left hip degenerative arthritis and bilateral restless leg syndrome have been dismissed due to the concurrent submission of a Higher-Level Review request, which is not allowed while a Direct Review appeal is pending.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection were denied due to the late filing of the appeal requests, and thus the appeals are dismissed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for left hip degenerative arthritis, a low back condition, and tinnitus due to inadequate medical opinions regarding causation and aggravation.
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