The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for right knee, left knee, and left hip disorders due to potential issues with the presumption of soundness and the need for additional medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there is a question as to whether the Veteran's preexisting right and left knee disabilities were aggravated by active duty, and also needed clarification on the etiology of his left hip disorder. The Board also noted that the presumption of soundness applies only when a disease or injury manifests in service which was not noted on entry.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Disability, Left Knee Disability, Left Hip Disorder (claimed as secondary to left knee disorder)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 18, 2022
- Citation
- 22015667
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected knee disabilities are rated at 10% each, and the Board finds that higher ratings are not warranted based on the evidence of record.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral knee disabilities are not related to his active service, and thus denied both claims for service connection.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a right knee disability, finding that there is no evidence to support an etiological relationship between his current condition and his military service.
- Denied
The Veteran's left knee disability is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board finds no evidence of clear and unmistakable error in assigning an effective date of June 19, 2002.
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