The Board has granted the Veteran's applications to reopen his claims for service connection for varicose veins in both legs, finding that new and material evidence had been submitted. The claims are now remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was found sufficient to reopen the claims of service connection for varicose veins in both lower extremities.
- Claimed conditions
- Varicose veins, right lower extremity, Varicose veins, left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19186681
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,480 · Granted: 26% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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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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