The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's deep vein thrombosis is related to his service or secondary to his service-connected left knee disability.
The deciding factor: Multiple medical opinions are inadequate and do not allow for a determination on the basic question of whether the Veteran's deep vein thrombosis is related to his active service and/or a left knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- deep vein thrombosis of the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 11, 2020
- Citation
- 20032776
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to a lack of compliance with previous remands and the need for new medical opinions. The issues are inextricably intertwined.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the right lower extremity neuropathy.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for a cardiac disability and hypertension, both presumed due to herbicide exposure. Service connection was denied for colon cancer, lung disability, spinal cancer tumor, stroke residuals, kidney disability, sleep apnea, deep vein thrombosis of the left lower extremity, neuropathy, and left leg disability (including cellulitis).
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for colon cancer, hypertension, spinal cancer tumor, sleep apnea, blood clots in the legs, deep vein thrombosis of the left lower extremity, lung disorder, stroke residuals, neuropathy, cardiac disorder, kidney disorder, and a left leg disorder due to exposure to herbicide agents during service. The remand also includes the issue of a TDIU.
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