The Veteran's claim for specially adapted housing is being remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the left lower extremity.
The deciding factor: Further development is needed to determine if the service-connected disability of the left lower extremity affects locomotion without the aid of braces, crutches, canes, or a wheelchair.
- Claimed conditions
- permanent and total service-connected disability of the right lower extremity with loss of use of the right foot, chronic venous insufficiency of the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 2, 2010
- Citation
- 1033072
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for cellulitis of the left lower extremity and chronic venous insufficiency of the left lower extremity, as there was no in-service injury or disease related to these conditions. The TDIU claim was abandoned due to the Veteran not completing and returning a VA Form 21-8940.
- Granted
The Board has granted a 60 percent rating for chronic venous insufficiency of the left lower extremity, effective from November 19, 2015. The Veteran's right leg lymphedema is secondary to his service-connected left leg condition.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for arterial hypertension, diabetic nephropathy, chronic venous insufficiency of the left and right lower extremities (claimed as poor circulation), and a heart condition all secondary to diabetes mellitus, type II.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected chronic venous insufficiency of the left and right lower extremities are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination.
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