The Board has remanded the case for further development and readjudication due to issues raised in a Memorandum Decision by the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. Specifically, the Veteran's service-connected chronic venous insufficiency of the right lower extremity is being referred to the Director of Compensation and Pension Service for consideration of whether an extraschedular rating is warranted.
The deciding factor: The Court found that the Board did not properly address the effects of the Veteran's disability on his occupational capabilities and if any such effect is contemplated within the rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic venous insufficiency of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 21, 2014
- Citation
- 1417810
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for chronic venous insufficiency of the right lower extremity and a cervical spine disorder, finding no significant correlation between these conditions and the Veteran's service-connected bilateral pes cavus.,Service connection was also denied for a cervical spine disorder. The Board noted that there were no complaints or diagnoses related to a cervical spine disorder in the Veteran's STRs.
- Granted
The Veteran's TDIU and SMC at the housebound rate are granted due to his service-connected chronic venous insufficiency of the right lower extremity from January 3, 2001 to February 27, 2013.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and updated treatment records, as well as consideration of his claim for TDIU.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for arterial hypertension, diabetic nephropathy, chronic venous insufficiency of the left and right lower extremities (claimed as poor circulation), and a heart condition all secondary to diabetes mellitus, type II.
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