The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a videoconference hearing before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested a videoconference hearing, and no such hearing has been conducted yet.
- Claimed conditions
- peripheral vascular disease of the right lower extremity, peripheral vascular disease of the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2014
- Citation
- 1400633
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection for peripheral vascular disease of the bilateral lower extremities and a back disorder have been dismissed as he has withdrawn his appeal.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran requires regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities, including coronary artery disease, low back disability, peripheral vascular diseases of both lower extremities, diabetes mellitus, tinnitus, radiculopathy of both lower extremities, erectile dysfunction, onychomycosis, hypertension, and skin cancer. As a result, the Veteran is granted special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for benign prostatic hyperplasia and remanded the claims for left hand malignant melanoma, malignant melanoma of the face, heart disability, aortic aneurysm, and peripheral vascular disease of both lower extremities.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The veteran's appeal resulted in a mixed decision. Some ratings were granted, such as a 30 percent rating for anemia secondary to diabetes mellitus and increased ratings for diabetic neuropathy. However, other claims, including higher ratings for diabetes mellitus and earlier effective dates for service connection, were denied.
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