The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral lower extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT), finding that there is at least an even balance of evidence to support the claim, and resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the Veteran's lay statements regarding his symptoms during and since service, which were found credible despite the absence of a diagnosis in his STRs.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral lower extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2023
- Citation
- A23029382
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
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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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions and a need for additional examinations, including a toxic exposure risk activity (TERA) examination.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the issues of entitlement to service connection for diabetes mellitus, pulmonary embolus (PE), and deep vein thrombosis (DVT) due to insufficient evidence in the current record. The Veteran's hypertension is granted as secondary to his service-connected hypothyroidism.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for bilateral lower extremity DVT and entitlement to a TDIU based on the Veteran's continuous symptoms since service separation. The effective date is March 12, 2011.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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