The Board previously denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of right leg varicose veins as secondary to his service-connected left leg conditions. The U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims has ordered a remand due to insufficient consideration of whether the right leg varicose veins were aggravated by the service-connected left leg conditions.
The deciding factor: The Board failed to address whether the Veteran's right leg varicose veins were aggravated by his service-connected left leg varicose veins and regional complex pain syndrome.
- Claimed conditions
- right leg varicose veins, left leg varicose veins with regional complex pain syndrome
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 29, 2015
- Citation
- 1522838
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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 appeals for increased ratings for his left wrist disability, right leg varicose veins, and right great toe ingrown toenail were denied. The Board found that the current assigned ratings are appropriate.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal before the Board could make a decision on the claims. The Board dismissed the appeal as a result.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for major depressive disorder with anxious distress and unspecified trauma and stressor-related disorder, migraine including migraine variants, obstructive sleep apnea, and right leg varicose veins. The diagnoses are related to the Veteran's in-service experiences and/or his service-connected disabilities.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right leg varicose veins to obtain an additional medical opinion regarding their etiology, specifically addressing whether they are related to the Veteran's military service.
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