The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling examinations to determine the relationship between his current DVT symptoms and service.
The deciding factor: The decision requires further examination and evidence collection to establish whether the Veteran's current DVT conditions are related to service or preexisted service.
- Claimed conditions
- deep vein thrombosis (DVT), left leg, deep vein thrombosis (DVT), right leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 15, 2009
- Citation
- 0947435
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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
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