The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including scheduling a VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected peripheral vascular disease and obtaining updated VA treatment records.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the March 2015 VA examination was inadequate due to its failure to address whether the Veteran experienced claudication on walking more than 100 yards, which is a criterion for a 20 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 7114. The examiner also did not determine if the Veteran's peripheral pulses were diminished or if he had an ankle/brachial index of 0.9 or less.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral vascular disease of the bilateral lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 10, 2017
- Citation
- 1732385
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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.
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