The Board has reopened the claims for left foot, left knee, and hepatitis C disorders due to new evidence received since the January 2009 rating decisions. The remaining issues are remanded for further development including obtaining VA treatment records and providing examinations.
The deciding factor: New evidence was submitted that relates to unestablished facts necessary to substantiate the claims of left foot, left knee, and hepatitis C disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot disorder, left knee disorder, hepatitis C, thoracolumbar spine disorder, cervical spine disorder, right arm disorder, left arm disorder, bilateral feet disorders, bilateral knees disorders, bilateral legs disorders, bilateral hips disorders
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2020
- Citation
- 20068589
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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for hepatitis C, jaundice, hypogeusia, and hyposmia as there was no evidence of a current disability during the pendency of the claim.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to increased ratings for a thoracolumbar spine disorder and bilateral knee disorders due to the need for additional VA examinations.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection for a cervical spine disorder and bilateral cataracts of the eyes.
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