Service connection for PVD of the RLE and LLE is denied.,The Veteran's kidney disability claim is remanded.
The deciding factor: Medical opinions are needed to address the relationship between service-connected IHD and the claimed kidney disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) of the Right Lower Extremity (RLE), Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) of the Left Lower Extremity (LLE)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 2, 2023
- Citation
- 23006885
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What this means for you
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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).
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