The Veteran's claim for service connection for venous insufficiency of the lower extremities, which is secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, has been remanded due to inadequate examination reports and need for further medical opinion regarding causation or aggravation.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not provide sufficient rationale for their opinions on whether venous insufficiency was caused by service-connected conditions. The Veteran's claim requires a new examination to address this issue.
- Claimed conditions
- venous insufficiency of the lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 22, 2011
- Citation
- 1111294
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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.
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- Denied
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- Partly granted
The Board found new and material evidence to reopen the claim for venous insufficiency of the lower extremities but denied service connection. The cerebral atrophy with bilateral lower extremity loss of balance was not linked to service, and PTSD was also not granted as service-connected.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the veteran's current psychiatric disability and venous insufficiency of the lower extremities are not related to his military service, and thus denied both claims for service connection.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the veteran's GERD, kidney disorder, and venous insufficiency of the lower extremities are all service-connected. The veteran served in the Navy from January 1953 to February 1973.
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