The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for peripheral artery disease (PAD) and a bilateral leg condition, as secondary to his service-connected coronary artery disease. The case is being returned for further development including obtaining medical opinions on whether PAD is caused or aggravated by his service-connected coronary artery disease.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the current regulations distinguish ischemic heart disease from peripheral manifestations of arteriosclerosis and does not preclude consideration of service connection for PAD as due to atherosclerosis, thus requiring an addendum opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral artery disease (PAD), Bilateral leg condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19168838
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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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- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for right and left knee disabilities, to include osteoarthritis (OA), as well as diabetes mellitus, Type II (DM II) and peripheral artery disease (PAD).
- Whole decision: Granted
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