The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's right hand venous malformation was aggravated by service and if it existed prior to service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner failed to provide a clear and unmistakable evidence that the Veteran's preexisting right hand venous malformation was not aggravated by service, as required by the presumption of soundness.
- Claimed conditions
- right hand venous malformation
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 4, 2021
- Citation
- 21061614
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right hand venous malformation, finding clear and unmistakable evidence that it preexisted service and was not aggravated by service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied service connection for a right hand venous malformation, finding that the Veteran's condition is congenital and not aggravated by his military service.,The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for hypertension, to include as due to herbicide exposure. The case will be returned for further development.
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