The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for varicose veins of the lower extremities and a TDIU are being remanded due to the need to obtain private medical records from Dr. R.W.V.
The deciding factor: The claims require additional development, including obtaining private treatment records from Dr. R.W.V.
- Claimed conditions
- varicose veins of the right lower extremity, varicose veins of the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2010
- Citation
- 1001055
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a higher disability rating for varicose veins of both lower extremities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the effects of medication.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for varicose veins of the right lower extremity as the evidence did not show intermittent edema or aching and fatigue in the leg after prolonged standing or walking, with symptoms relieved by elevation of extremity or compression hosiery.
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