The Board has determined that additional development is needed due to the inadequacy of a previous VA examination and the need for current treatment records. The Veteran's DVT may be related to his service-connected back disability, but further evaluation is required.
The deciding factor: The examiner found that the Veteran’s DVT was more likely caused by a long road trip rather than due to his back condition.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity deep venous thrombosis (DVT)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 6, 2018
- Citation
- 18108884
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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).
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's appeal for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical expenses incurred from October 19, 2015 through November 4, 2015 is granted. The Board found that the treatment received was not emergent and VA facilities were feasibly available.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's left lower extremity DVT was granted a disability rating of 20 percent, effective January 18, 2021. The condition is characterized by persistent stasis pigmentation and intermittent edema in the leg, with symptoms relieved by elevation and compression hosiery.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
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