The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinions regarding whether lipedema is related to service. The Veteran's claim for service connection for lipedema is now pending and will be reviewed again with new evidence.
The deciding factor: The previous VA opinion was insufficient as it did not address concerns raised by the Board, such as the lack of pre-service body fat disorder or obesity in the Veteran's records.
- Claimed conditions
- lipedema
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 10, 2022
- Citation
- 22007664
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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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew her appeals for service connection for various conditions, including arrhythmia and migraine headaches.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for lipedema and lymphedema, finding that it is at least as likely as not that these conditions started during the Veteran's third period of active duty service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's lipedema is related to his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases of bilateral plantar fasciitis and lipedema for further development. The Veteran's service connection claims are pending.
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