The Board has found that the RO did not substantially comply with its previous remand directives and requires further development to ensure a complete record for decision.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's knee DJD developed during or is causally related to active-duty service, including from strain and overuse.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee degenerative joint disease (DJD), left knee DJD
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 20, 2023
- Citation
- 23003715
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for revision of a March 2009 rating decision that denied service connection for left knee DJD secondary to right knee DJD and granted a 30 percent rating for PTSD. The Veteran argued CUE in both decisions, but the Board found no evidence of CUE.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for revision of a March 2009 rating decision that denied service connection for left knee DJD secondary to right knee DJD and granted a 30 percent rating for PTSD. The Veteran argued CUE in both decisions, but the Board found no evidence of CUE.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case for further adjudication due to new and relevant evidence received, which suggests that the Veteran's right knee DJD may be secondary to his service-connected left knee DJD.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected left leg shrapnel injury is found to have resulted in left knee DJD. The Veteran meets the criteria for SAH due to his service-connected disabilities, which require constant use of a walker or cane for ambulation.
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