The Board has remanded three issues related to service connection for right thumb strain with arthritis, right knee strain with osteoarthritis, and left knee osteoarthritis (including as secondary to the right knee disability).
The deciding factor: The April 2015 VA examinations were improperly based solely on the absence of contemporaneous, objective medical evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- right thumb strain with arthritis, right knee strain with osteoarthritis, left knee osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 17, 2024
- Citation
- 24016596
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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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- Granted
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