The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and initial disability evaluation in excess of 10 percent for left-knee disorder, with degenerative joint disease due to insufficient evidence regarding whether his conditions are related to service. The claims will be remanded for VA examinations to address these issues.
The deciding factor: The Board found the evidence insufficient to determine if the Veteran's conditions are related to service and thus requires further examination to provide a basis for decision.
- Claimed conditions
- right-knee disorder, right-foot disorder, right-hip disorder, left-hip disorder, right-hand/fingers disorder, left-hand/fingers disorder, left-knee disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20036583
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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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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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