The Board has remanded the claims for additional development due to a lack of adequate explanation in the August 2013 VA examination report regarding the standard of care and risk associated with heparin use during colonoscopy.
The deciding factor: The Court found that the August 2013 VA examiner's opinion was insufficiently detailed, particularly regarding the standard of care for heparin use in a colonoscopy procedure.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity peripheral vascular disease, left lower extremity peripheral vascular disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 16, 2015
- Citation
- 1516515
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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: Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection for abdominal aortic aneurysm, left lower extremity peripheral vascular disease, right lower extremity peripheral vascular disease, and erectile dysfunction were denied as there was no prior claim filed before August 15, 2022.,The Veteran's claims for special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ were also denied as there was no prior claim filed before August 15, 2022.,Eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) under 38 USC chapter 35 was denied as the Veteran did not have a permanent and total service-connected disability prior to August 15, 2022.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings was denied because the Board Appeal request was not filed within one year of the original decision, and no extension of time to file an appeal was granted due to lack of good cause.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's need for supervision, protection, or instruction on a continuous basis due to his medical conditions has been established. Therefore, an increased stipend in the PCAFC is granted.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates of March 29, 2016, for the grants of service connection for multiple conditions including hypertension, peripheral vascular disease, scars, kidney disease, femoral artery occlusion, lacunar stroke, erectile dysfunction, cerebral vascular disease, and valvular heart disease.
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