The Board has found that additional development is needed for the Veteran's claims of service connection for osteoarthritis of right knee, right hip, and back. The claims are being remanded to obtain VA treatment records, SSA records, and private treatment records as well as an addendum VA opinion addressing the etiology of the Veteran's disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that there is insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right knee, right hip, and back osteoarthritis due to a lack of in-service and post-service medical records. The claims are being remanded for further development.
- Claimed conditions
- osteoarthritis of right knee, osteoarthritis of right hip, osteoarthritis of back
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 19, 2023
- Citation
- 23017027
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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.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for secondary service connection for migraine headaches, lumbar strain, osteoarthritis of right hip, and osteoarthritis of left hip to his service-connected right knee disability. The decision is based on evidence showing a causal relationship between these conditions and his service-connected right knee disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases of an increased evaluation for osteoarthritis of the right knee and a TDIU claim due to new evidence indicating that the Veteran's disability may have worsened since his last examination. The Veteran will be scheduled for a VA examination to assess the current severity of his right knee disability, including testing active motion, passive motion, pain with weight-bearing and without weight-bearing, as well as information regarding flare-ups.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's application to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for osteoarthritis of cervical neck is denied. The Board has also remanded the issues of service connection for left knee pain with arthritis and right knee pain with arthritis.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for higher disability ratings and TDIU benefits have been dismissed due to the withdrawal of the appeal by her representative.
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