The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to conflicting medical opinions regarding whether his current back, knee, and hip disabilities are caused or aggravated by his service-connected left ankle sprain. The Veteran must provide new medical opinions addressing these issues.
The deciding factor: There is a lack of clear and competent medical evidence establishing a causal relationship between the Veteran's service-connected left ankle sprain and his currently diagnosed back, knee, and hip disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain with intervertebral disc syndrome, right knee strain, left knee strain, right hip degenerative joint disease, left hip degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 31, 2024
- Citation
- A24086903
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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.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection of various conditions due to untimely filing of the appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee strain, right knee strain, shin splints of the right leg, and shin splints of the left leg are being remanded due to a failure to obtain VA examinations and medical nexus opinions.
- Denied
The Veteran's initial evaluations for left knee strain, limitation of extension and flexion were both denied as the evidence did not show that his symptoms warranted a rating higher than 10 percent.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to their death during the pendency of the appeal. The Board cannot issue a decision on the merits as they have no jurisdiction.
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