The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a medical opinion regarding whether the proximate cause of the Veteran's left knee disability post-arthroplasty was carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on VA's part.
The deciding factor: The Board found that additional disabilities such as significant bone loss, osteolysis, and osteomyelitis following the July 2007 left knee total arthroplasty may have been caused by carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on VA's part.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee osteomyelitis, significant bone loss, osteolysis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 3, 2024
- Citation
- 24000286
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Decisions by this judge: 575 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's left knee disabilities, including internal derangement, instability, limitation of extension, and osteomyelitis, have worsened since the last VA examinations. The Board has ordered a new examination to assess the current severity of these conditions.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's appeal to reopen service connection for a left knee disability is granted. The Board also remanded the issue of service connection for degenerative joint disease of the left knee, status post knee replacement.
- Whole decision: Denied
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