The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's DVT of the bilateral lower extremities was caused or aggravated by his service-connected hypertension.
The deciding factor: The October 2021 VA examiner did not provide an opinion on whether the Veteran's DVT was caused or aggravated by his service-connected hypertension, as required by the April 2020 remand instructions.
- Claimed conditions
- deep vein thrombosis (DVT) of the bilateral lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 30, 2022
- Citation
- 22037731
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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 cases for additional development and consideration due to procedural errors in previous decisions.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, pulmonary embolus, and deep vein thrombosis of the bilateral lower extremities as secondary to his service-connected hypothyroidism and sleep apnea. The claim will be denied.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) of the bilateral lower extremities, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise regarding whether his DVT was related to active duty.
- Whole decision: Denied
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