The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine if the Veteran's vascular diseases of the bilateral lower extremities are secondary to his service-connected atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (IHD).
The deciding factor: The VA examiner needs to provide an opinion on whether any diagnosed vascular disease or functional impairment due to a vascular issue of the left and right lower extremities is at least as likely as not caused by or aggravated by the service-connected atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
- Claimed conditions
- vascular disease of the left lower extremity, vascular disease of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19129592
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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
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