The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right leg venous insufficiency due to insufficient medical evidence linking his condition to his military occupational specialty as a paratrooper.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there is sufficient evidence of current disability, in-service event or injury, but insufficient medical evidence to decide the case regarding etiology.
- Claimed conditions
- left leg venous insufficiency, right leg venous insufficiency
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19138250
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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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The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate VA opinions and a need for further examination. The Veteran's right leg venous insufficiency and DVT are being evaluated as potential additional disabilities resulting from VA treatment.
- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error, and requests additional opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right leg venous insufficiency and varicose veins.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 is being remanded due to duty to assist errors regarding private treatment records from New Orleans and the Houston VA medical opinion.
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