The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for back, right knee, and left knee disabilities due to new evidence of worsening symptoms.
The deciding factor: The Veteran testified that his conditions had worsened since their last assessment by VA in December 2016, necessitating further evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine (back disability), patellofemoral pain syndrome of the right knee (right knee disability), degenerative joint disease of the left knee (left knee disability)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 13, 2020
- Citation
- 20065938
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 882 · Granted: 17% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that further development is necessary for the Veteran's claims of service connection for sleep apnea, increased ratings for his service-connected back disability and associated neurological disabilities, and TDIU. The case will be remanded to obtain additional VA examination opinions and a retrospective opinion.
- Granted
The Veteran's back disability is related to his military service, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for back disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, and actinic keratosis due to further development being needed.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and service connection were dismissed due to the death of the appellant. The Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate these claims as they are not about service connection.
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