The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including a review of the March 1997 private treatment record and an addendum from the July 2007 VA examiner.
The deciding factor: The decision is being remanded because there are unresolved factual questions that require clarification by a VA examiner regarding the etiology of the Veteran's phlebitis/deep vein thrombosis disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- phlebitis, deep vein thrombosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 28, 2010
- Citation
- 1048111
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of phlebitis and thrombophlebitis, secondary to residuals of pericarditis, due to a lack of compliance with previous remand instructions.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for phlebitis due to a lack of evidence supporting the claim, and remanded the issue of service connection for headaches for further development.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for an increased rating and service connection due to erroneous docketing of the same issues.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for deep vein thrombosis and residual leg pain to obtain an addendum opinion that clarifies whether the condition is a congenital disease or defect, and if it is a congenital disease, whether it clearly and unmistakably existed prior to service and was not aggravated by service.
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