The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection and TDIU due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of his claimed conditions. The VA must obtain updated treatment records, conduct additional examinations, and provide addendum opinions.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for further examination and opinion to determine if there is a relationship between the Veteran's service-connected disabilities and his current diagnoses.
- Claimed conditions
- Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) of the left lower extremity, Peripheral vascular disease of the upper extremities, Peripheral vascular disease of the lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 28, 2018
- Citation
- 18129875
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected DVT contributed to his death from intracranial hemorrhage. The appellant submitted evidence suggesting warfarin use increased the risk of intracranial hemorrhage.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) of the right and left lower extremities as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) of the left lower extremity, but granted a separate 10 percent rating for left lower extremity lumbar radiculopathy and TDIU based on lumbosacral strain with degenerative changes. The right knee disability claim was not addressed in this decision.
- Denied
The Board finds that the Veteran's recurrent DVT is not related to service or a service-connected condition, and thus does not meet the criteria for service connection.
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