Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision 1526718
The deciding factor:
- Claimed conditions
- left leg thrombophlebitis, postphlebitic syndrome of left leg, deep vein thrombosis of right arm, status post-phlebitis syndrome of bilateral upper extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 24, 2015
- Citation
- 1526718
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has not made a decision on the TDIU claim and remands it due to non-compliance with previous remand directives.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to scheduling issues with VA examinations and for extraschedular consideration of a TDIU.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including left leg thrombophlebitis, right shoulder rotator cuff syndrome, and knee conditions, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted the TDIU based on this finding.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's left leg thrombophlebitis is granted as secondary to her service-connected Factor V Leiden with activated Protein C resistance.,A disability rating of 100 percent for the residuals of transient ischemic attacks involving the left lower extremity as secondary to Factor V Leiden with activated Protein C resistance was granted from February 22, 2001.
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