The Board has determined that there is new and relevant evidence to warrant readjudication of the Veteran's claims for service connection for lumbar spine, left hip, right hip, right shoulder, left shoulder, and acquired psychiatric disabilities. The claims are being remanded due to inadequate or insufficient medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner’s opinion did not address whether the current disability is related to service-connected knee disabilities, which was a matter at issue in the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine degenerative joint disease, left hip degenerative joint disease, right hip degenerative joint disease, right shoulder degenerative joint disease, left shoulder degenerative joint disease, acquired psychiatric disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 10, 2026
- Citation
- A26012158
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's depression was rated at 50 percent prior to July 1, 2016. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating due to occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity. For TDIU, the Veteran had multiple service-connected disabilities but his education and work experience were sufficient for sedentary or light labor employment.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal to sever service connection for right shoulder degenerative joint disease is dismissed.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for left shoulder degenerative joint disease with glenohumeral joint instability was denied as his disability did not more nearly approximate limitation of motion to 25 degrees from the side.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including a left wrist fracture, bilateral hearing loss, Type II diabetes, bilateral glaucoma, OSA, cervical disc herniation, and other musculoskeletal issues are denied.,Service connection is not established for any of the claimed conditions.
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