The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for degenerative joint disease of the left knee and right hip pain, both claimed as secondary to his service-connected right knee disability. The claims are being remanded due to inadequate medical opinions regarding whether these conditions are related to his service-connected right knee disability.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the previous VA examinations did not adequately address whether the Veteran's left knee and right hip disabilities were aggravated by or caused by his service-connected right knee disability, leading to a remand for further development.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative joint disease left knee, Right hip pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 27, 2024
- Citation
- A24078534
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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