The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient evidence for some issues, including service connection for left and right hip disabilities. The Veteran's current knee and ankle conditions are found to be secondary to his service-connected pes planus.
The deciding factor: The examiner is required to determine if any diagnosed condition is at least as likely as not aggravated by the service-connected disability of pes planus.
- Claimed conditions
- Right knee arthritis, Left knee arthritis, Lumbar spine disability, Left wrist disability, Bilateral ankle disabilities, Left hip disability, Right hip disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 12, 2020
- Citation
- 20053330
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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
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- Dismissed
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error, and will consider new evidence submitted by the Veteran.
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