The Veteran's bilateral lower extremity varicosities are being remanded due to inadequate VA opinions on whether they are proximately due to or have been aggravated by his service-connected right foot fracture.,The Veteran's right and left knee disabilities are being remanded due to inadequate VA opinions on whether they are proximately due to or have been aggravated by his service-connected right foot fracture.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not adequately address the causation and aggravation prongs of a secondary service connection claim, specifically failing to provide separate findings and rationales for each.,VA examinations also failed to consider whether the Veteran's knee disabilities are proximately due to or have been aggravated by his right foot fracture.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral varicosities of the lower extremities, 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
- July 12, 2023
- Citation
- 23038515
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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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