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
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19138250
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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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