The Board has determined that further development is needed to determine if the Veteran's service-connected bilateral lower extremity venous insufficiency caused her fall in July 2009 and whether the residuals from the fall can be clearly delineated from the symptoms of her service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: The medical opinion is required to address whether the symptoms from the venous insufficiency disability can be clearly delineated from the residuals of the 2009 fall, fracture and subsequent surgeries.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral lower extremity venous insufficiency
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 25, 2020
- Citation
- 20014541
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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: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Denied
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