The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to new evidence and procedural issues.
The deciding factor: Additional action is required by the VCAA and regulatory revisions in light of new evidence received since the April 2000 decision.
- Claimed conditions
- DVT (deep vein thrombosis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 13, 2002
- Citation
- 0202356
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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.
- Granted
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for varicose veins postthrombotic syndrome antithrombin deficiency and DVT, left and right lower extremities (claimed as severe bilateral leg varicosities and cellulitis), finding that the Veteran's symptoms began in service and have continued to the present.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for DVT of the right leg due to lack of new and material evidence.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for DVT or thrombophlebitis of the right leg, finding that there was no evidence linking this condition to an incident in service or a service-connected disability.
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