The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased evaluations of her service-connected knee and radiculopathy disabilities, as well as her claim for a TDIU. Additional evidence was added to the record since the last decision.
The deciding factor: The VA Regional Office (RO) did not provide an SSOC with the additional evidence and has not obtained the Veteran's Social Security Administration (SSA) records, which may be relevant to her claims.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee degenerative joint disease, right knee degenerative joint disease, left knee limitation of extension, right knee limitation of extension, left lower extremity radiculopathy, right lower extremity radiculopathy, residuals of thoracolumbar strain with degenerative disc disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 19, 2020
- Citation
- 20042026
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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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals were dismissed due to the death of the appellant. The issues related to service connection for various conditions and disability ratings.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a VA examination to assess the severity of his left knee disability, including without considering the ameliorative effects of medication.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for right knee degenerative joint disease, including secondary to a service-connected left knee disability, is granted. The condition was not related to military service and no aggravation by the service-connected left knee disability could be established.
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