The case is being remanded due to the need for full compliance with contested claims procedures, including providing S.B. with information about her representation rights and entitlement to a hearing if she chooses one.
The deciding factor: The decision was made based on the need to ensure full compliance with the contested claims procedures outlined in VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- PAD
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19139937
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 19139937.
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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to insufficient medical opinions regarding service connection for conditions causing numbness or related symptomatology in the lower extremities, including PAD and PVD. The Veteran's exposure to Agent Orange is conceded.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for hypertension, heart disease (to include CAD, cardiomyopathy and CHF), residuals of a CVA, and PAD. The Veteran's STRs showed no evidence of these conditions during or immediately after service.,Service connection was not granted as the preponderance of the evidence did not support a finding that any of these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed conditions, including diabetes, bilateral foot neuropathy, bilateral hand neuropathy, a disorder characterized by pain in the bilateral toes, feet, and right leg (likely referring to a disorder characterized by pain in the bilateral toes, feet, and right leg), PAD, chronic diarrhea, and frequent urination, are not service-connected as they were not diagnosed during or within one year after active service, do not have a direct link to service, and there is no evidence of aggravation of pre-existing conditions. The Veteran's claims for secondary service connection have also been denied.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claims of service connection for emphysema/COPD, hypertension, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, CAD, trigeminal neuralgia, and PAD are all denied as they do not meet the criteria for direct service connection.
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