The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral lower extremity peripheral vascular disease has been reopened, but the case is still pending as it needs further examination to determine if the condition is related to service.
The deciding factor: New evidence received since the last final denial supports reopening of the claim, but a VA examination is needed to assess whether the current disabilities are related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral lower extremity peripheral vascular disease
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 28, 2021
- Citation
- 21025503
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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: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for bilateral lower extremity peripheral vascular disease and superficial thrombophlebitis, finding that these conditions are related to the Veteran's service-connected right total knee replacement residuals and sarcoidosis.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for interphalangeal keratosis in both feet, bilateral lower extremity peripheral vascular disease, and right toe amputation due to new evidence. The claims are now remanded for a VA opinion on the etiology of these conditions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension, bilateral lower extremity peripheral vascular disease, coronary artery disease, atherosclerosis, and kidney disease are related to service due to herbicide exposure in Okinawa. However, the evidence is insufficient for VA to make this determination without further development.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral lower extremity peripheral vascular disease, finding no evidence linking the condition to service or service-connected coronary artery disease.
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