The Board has decided that the Veteran's left leg varicose veins may be related to his service-connected knee disability, but more evidence is needed for a determination.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found insufficient evidence to determine if the left leg varicose veins were caused or aggravated by the service-connected knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- left leg varicose veins
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 27, 2019
- Citation
- 19196359
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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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