The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for arthritis and tendonitis/tendinosis of the knees, as well as arthritis in the feet and arms/hands due to specific directives from previous remand orders.
The deciding factor: The case was previously remanded with specific instructions regarding etiology opinions related to the Veteran's military service and post-service symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis, bilateral legs, tendonitis/tendinosis of the knees, arthritis, bilateral feet, arthritis, bilateral arms, arthritis, bilateral hands
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 7, 2022
- Citation
- 22012900
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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 Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for his scar, left hand is granted. The Board also finds that the Veteran's arthritis of bilateral hands requires further examination and opinion to determine if it is related to service.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral plantar fasciitis and arthritis, bilateral feet are granted. The Board found that the current diagnosed conditions are at least as likely as not related to his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for arthritis of the feet, legs, arms, and hands due to inadequate etiology opinions that did not consider the Veteran's contentions of chronic pain since service.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for tumors, right side of colon and a lower back condition. The appeals for arthritis in various body parts are also denied as there is no direct evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
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