The Board has found that the RO did not comply with prior remand directives and has ordered another VA examination to address whether the Veteran's bilateral lower extremity varicosities, right and left ankle conditions, and right and left knee conditions are at least as likely as not aggravated by his service-connected residuals of right foot 3rd metatarsal fracture.
The deciding factor: The prior medical opinions did not provide an opinion addressing aggravation as required by the February 2022 remand directives.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral varicosities, right ankle condition, left ankle condition, right knee condition, left knee condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2022
- Citation
- 22069480
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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
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