The Board denied service connection for DVT of the left leg and found no current evidence of DVT. The claim for varicose veins of the right leg is pending, but a VA examination was not conducted as instructed in the November 2004 Remand.
The deciding factor: A VA examiner did not conduct an examination as requested by the Board's November 2004 Remand and thus could not provide an opinion on whether varicose veins of the right leg are related to service or if they progressed into DVT.
- Claimed conditions
- deep vein thrombosis (DVT) of the left leg, varicose veins of the right leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 1, 2006
- Citation
- 0605870
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What this means for you
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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).
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has expanded the scope of the claim for major depression to encompass any mental health disability raised by the record and has remanded six issues for additional development.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's varicose veins of the right leg were related to his military service, and the Board granted service connection for this condition.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service connection claim for obstructive sleep apnea is granted. The claims for varicose veins of the right leg and left leg are remanded due to insufficient evidence.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions, including right and left leg disabilities, central neuropathic pain, chronic urinary tract infections (UTIs), syringomyelia, chronic constipation, takotsubo cardiomyopathy, deep vein thrombosis of the left leg, and functional dextroscoliosis and thoracic kyphosis have all been denied.,The Board found that there is no medical evidence showing a nexus between any of these conditions and the Veteran's service.
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