The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to address the issue of whether the Veteran's right knee arthroplasty is caused or aggravated by his service-connected residuals of stress fracture of the right calcaneus. The case will be returned for further development and consideration.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not meet the criteria to establish a direct service connection, but secondary service connection may apply due to the Veteran's service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee arthroplasty, residuals of stress fracture of the right calcaneus
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 16, 2024
- Citation
- A24018742
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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
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