The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to inadequate opinions and failure to consider all relevant evidence, including lay statements.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners did not provide clear conclusions or rationale regarding the etiology of the Veteran's conditions and failed to address all relevant exposure factors as required by regulatory requirements.
- Claimed conditions
- Arthritis, left hip, Arthritis, left knee, Arthritis, left foot, Colon disability (benign neoplasms and colon resection), Prostate disability (benign prostatic hyperplasia)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 7, 2023
- Citation
- 23065166
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied a higher rating for peripheral vascular disease, left lower extremity and remanded the cases of arthritis, left hip, lumbosacral strain, degenerative joint disease, right knee, and right ankle strain.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations to assess the current severity of his service-connected left knee, left hip, and left heel disabilities. The case will be returned to the Board after these examinations are conducted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected left knee arthritis and right knee arthritis due to inadequate examination reports, failure to address functional loss during flare-ups, and need for additional VA treatment records.
- Granted
The veteran's left knee arthritis is rated at 10 percent, and his onychomycosis and lichen planus are both rated as noncompensable. The diabetes mellitus claim remains pending.
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