The Veteran's claim for service connection for left leg arthritis was denied in a June 2008 rating decision. The Board has now reopened the claim and remanded it for further development, including obtaining additional medical opinions and records.
The deciding factor: New evidence received since the last denial raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim of entitlement to service connection for left leg arthritis.
- Claimed conditions
- left leg arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 10, 2022
- Citation
- 22045243
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence of current disabilities and potential aggravation by service. The Veteran is required to undergo VA examinations for her claimed conditions.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection of various conditions as they were premature, and denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and a migraine headache disability.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for back disability, left foot plantar fasciitis, respiratory condition, skin condition, left leg shin splints, right leg shin splints, left knee disability, left leg arthritis, right knee disability, and right leg arthritis. However, the Veteran's claim for migraine headaches was granted.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee arthritis, right knee arthritis, left leg arthritis, and right leg arthritis. The evidence does not support a finding that any of these conditions began during active service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.
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