The Veteran's left leg varicose veins are rated at 60 percent, but the Board has remanded for further development regarding his service-connected left femur fracture residuals and TDIU claims. The diabetes mellitus claim is also remanded due to lack of verification of herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's diabetes mellitus claim requires verification of herbicide exposure during service, which was not provided by the Veteran or verified by VA records.
- Claimed conditions
- left leg varicose veins, left femur fracture residuals
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19177347
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for further development, specifically to obtain an adequate VA examination that considers the Veteran's lay statements and without considering the ameliorative effects of any medication he is on.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right leg varicose veins to obtain an additional medical opinion regarding their etiology, specifically addressing whether they are related to the Veteran's military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a left leg varicose veins to correct a duty to assist error by obtaining an adequate medical opinion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including foot, ankle, knee, elbow, leg varicose veins, colon cancer, prostate disability, and psychiatric disability, to correct pre-decisional duty to assist omissions.
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