The Veteran's claims for higher ratings and reduction of his rating are being remanded due to the submission of additional evidence since the February 2020 Statement of Case.
The deciding factor: Additional medical records have been submitted, necessitating a thorough review and readjudication of the claims by the AOJ.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative arthritis left knee, instability of left knee, limitation of adduction left hip with degenerative arthritis, limitation of extension of left hip, limitation of flexion of left hip with arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 22, 2023
- Citation
- 23062165
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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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claims for service connection for degenerative arthritis of the right knee, left knee, and cervical spine with spinal stenosis and spondylolisthesis were dismissed due to a procedural defect in the filing of the VA Form 10182 Notice of Disagreement.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a scar of the right foot and an evaluation of 10 percent, and no greater, effective September 14, 2022, for left knee instability. Other claims were denied or dismissed.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for disability ratings in excess of 10 percent for right ankle arthritis, left ankle arthritis, and degenerative arthritis of the left knee.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for higher initial disability ratings for his service-connected left hip disabilities, finding that the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 10 percent for limitation of flexion or compensable ratings for limitation of extension and abduction.
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