The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling examinations to assess the severity of his service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The decision was not about service connection but rather an evaluation for increased disability ratings. The Board has determined that additional evidence and assessments are needed before a final determination can be made.
- Claimed conditions
- left leg deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19126992
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,242 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Read the original VA decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 19126992.
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: Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date prior to June 17, 2018, for the grant of service connection for cervicogenic headaches and a rating of 60 percent for pulmonary embolism. Other claims were either denied or remanded.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's initial compensable rating for left lower extremity with musculocutaneous nerve radiculopathy is denied.,The Veteran's increased rating in excess of 20 percent for left leg DVT, from February 19, 2018 to the present, is denied.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for left leg deep vein thrombosis, bilateral pulmonary embolism, and a left leg skin condition (including varicose veins and stasis dermatitis) as they are related to the Veteran's active duty service. The conditions were not caused by any other service-connected disabilities.
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