The case is being remanded to obtain a complete copy of the veteran's death certificate and a medical opinion regarding the cause of his death, which may be related to his service-connected phlebitis of the right leg.
The deciding factor: VA needs a complete death certificate showing the cause of death to provide an informed medical opinion on the relationship between the service-connected condition and the cause of death.
- Claimed conditions
- phlebitis of the right leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 31, 2005
- Citation
- 0524026
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but denied increased ratings for phlebitis of the left leg and right leg.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a bilateral hip condition, to include as secondary to service-connected phlebitis of the right leg. The claim for a rating in excess of 40 percent for phlebitis of the right leg and TDIU is remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has ordered a remand to determine if the Veteran's service-connected bilateral leg phlebitis alone renders him unemployable.
- Denied
The Board denied reopening the claims for service connection for phlebitis of the left and right legs, previously claimed as deep vein thrombosis. The claim for varicose veins of bilateral lower extremities was also denied due to lack of evidence linking the condition to service.
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