The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's right knee condition, including service connection for various secondary conditions and a rating increase. The Veteran is also seeking an earlier effective date for his right knee disability.
The deciding factor: The claims are being remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between the Veteran's current disabilities and his service-connected right knee condition.
- Claimed conditions
- general arthritis, arthritis of the temporomandibular joint, degenerative joint disease (left knee), degenerative joint disease (right hip), degenerative joint disease (left hip), degenerative joint disease (right ankle/foot), degenerative joint disease (neck), degenerative joint disease (back)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 8, 2020
- Citation
- 20045356
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeals for increased ratings for service-connected left hip DJD extension, flexion, and abduction are dismissed.,The Veteran's bipolar disorder is granted a 100% disability rating effective September 26, 2018.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for general arthritis due to a lack of evidence showing a current diagnosis and an in-service incurrence or aggravation of the condition.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and records.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him in need of regular aid and attendance. The case is returned for further development.
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