The Board has ordered additional development due to the Veteran's failure to appear for a VA examination. The appeal is currently in remand status.
The deciding factor: The Veteran missed the scheduled VA examination, which was necessary to determine the current severity of his service-connected disabilities on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- deep vein thrombosis of the right lower extremity, deep vein thrombosis of the lower left leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 13, 2017
- Citation
- 1738734
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for deep vein thrombosis of the right lower extremity to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding its etiology.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an initial compensable disability rating for deep vein thrombosis of the right lower extremity to correct duty to assist errors.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded four claims for service connection due to the need for further examination and medical opinions.
- Denied
The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, headaches, and deep vein thrombosis of the lower extremities are not service-connected.,Service connection for a sleeping disorder is denied as there is no evidence linking it to service.
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