The veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected left and right leg varicose veins are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and consideration of all relevant evidence.
The deciding factor: Additional medical evaluation is required to assess the current severity of the veteran's service-connected varicose vein conditions, which may affect the appropriate rating assigned.
- Claimed conditions
- left leg varicose veins, right leg varicose veins
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 22, 2006
- Citation
- 0636387
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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
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- Dismissed
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- Granted
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for major depressive disorder with anxious distress and unspecified trauma and stressor-related disorder, migraine including migraine variants, obstructive sleep apnea, and right leg varicose veins. The diagnoses are related to the Veteran's in-service experiences and/or his service-connected disabilities.
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