The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the Veteran's claim for compensation benefits for right lower extremity disability. The case must be returned to the AOJ for a supplemental opinion from a VA physician.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for a supplemental opinion from a VA physician to address specific questions related to the Veteran's claim and the January 2004 surgery.
- Claimed conditions
- right leg peripheral vascular disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 11, 2021
- Citation
- 21028708
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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.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for coronary artery disease, heart failure and heart murmur, sleep apnea, and right leg peripheral vascular disease due to toxic exposure in service. The appeal is granted.
- Partly granted
The Board restored the 20 percent rating for left and right leg peripheral vascular disease effective December 8, 2021, and granted a 40 percent rating for both conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found that the prior remand directives were not substantially complied with and has ordered another remand to ensure compliance. The Veteran is seeking compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for worsening of right leg peripheral vascular disease due to a VA surgical procedure in January 2004.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations and TDIU have been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.
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