The Board has remanded the case for further examination and opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right leg joint condition, specifically whether it is related to service or secondary to a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The examiner was requested to provide an opinion on the likelihood that the right knee and/or right hip osteoarthritis were attributable to service, including as secondarily caused by his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee osteoarthritis, right hip osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 26, 2022
- Citation
- 22031351
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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.
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