The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating of his disabilities of the low back, left knee, and right knee due to medical questions remaining and the need for additional VA examinations.
The deciding factor: There are unresolved medical questions regarding whether the Veteran's disabilities of the low back and left knee are caused or aggravated by his service-connected right knee disability. Additionally, there is uncertainty about whether the Veteran underwent total knee arthroplasty in March 2021.
- Claimed conditions
- Disabilities of the low back, Disabilities of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 18, 2023
- Citation
- 23016630
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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
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