The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for swollen feet, a disorder characterized by blood clots including thrombophlebitis, and varicose veins due to new evidence submitted since the April 1973 rating decision. The Veteran's current condition is related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The examiner concluded that the Veteran's history of swelling and thrombophlebitis in service was at least as likely as not related to his subsequent findings of deep vein thrombosis resulting in post-phlebo
- Claimed conditions
- swollen feet, blood clots (including thrombophlebitis of the right leg), varicose veins of the lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2012
- Citation
- 1242355
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for varicose veins of the lower extremities and denied an initial rating higher than 50 percent for a mental health disability.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for varicose veins of the lower extremities, finding that the evidence is at least in relative equipoise as to whether the Veteran's current bilateral lower extremity varicose veins are related to his service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claim for further development due to outstanding VA and private treatment records, including those from the Atlanta VAMC and Dr. George.
- Granted
The Veteran's emergency medical care at a private hospital was granted reimbursement because his symptoms were related to an emergent condition and the nearest VA facilities were not feasibly available.
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