The Board has granted service connection for right knee fracture residuals. However, the claims for bilateral hip disorders, left knee disorder, and left tibia disorder are remanded due to insufficient evidence.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide a clear opinion on whether the Veteran's current hip, knee, or tibia conditions are related to his service-connected right knee fracture residuals.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Fracture Residuals
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 20, 2022
- Citation
- 22070725
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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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Granted
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- Granted
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