The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling examinations to assess his service-connected right lower extremity varicose veins and thoracolumbar spine disability.
The deciding factor: The case requires further examination and evaluation of the Veteran's current conditions and their relationship to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity varicose veins, status post ligation and stripping, disability of the thoracolumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 8, 2012
- Citation
- 1227300
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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