The Veteran is seeking service connection for swelling of the legs and feet as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The case has been remanded due to the need for a medical examination.
The deciding factor: The examiner needs to determine if the Veteran's peripheral edema (claimed as swelling of the legs and feet) is at least as likely as not caused by or worsened by his service-connected diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- swelling of the legs, swelling of the feet
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 4, 2010
- Citation
- 1029264
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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.
- Dismissed
The appeal of entitlement to service connection for swelling of the feet is dismissed.,Claims of service connection for depression, removal of ovaries, tuberculosis, fibromyalgia, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), sinusitis, left leg disability, and right leg disability are remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for an enlarged prostate, hypertension, heart condition, foot swelling, skin hypopigmentation, and a lumbar spine condition. The Veteran's current conditions are being reviewed to determine if they are related to his time in service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims are being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and verifying his exposure to herbicides. A VA examination is also needed to determine the nature and likely etiology of his bilateral leg conditions.
- Denied
The Board found that the veteran does not have a current disability of his feet and denied his claim for service connection.
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