The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for right and left lower extremity deep vein thrombosis and varicose veins due to insufficient evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner is needed to provide an opinion on whether the Veteran's current diagnoses are related to his military service, specifically prolonged standing as a culinary specialist during active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- Right lower extremity deep vein thrombosis, Left lower extremity deep vein thrombosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2024
- Citation
- A24080166
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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
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions and potential service connection based on in-service heart attack and post-deployment toxic exposure.
- Granted
The Veteran's right lower extremity deep vein thrombosis and disseminated coagulation of the right leg are rated at 60 percent, reflecting persistent edema or subcutaneous induration, stasis pigmentation or eczema, and persistent ulceration. The Veteran's right ankle disorder is rated at 20 percent.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional development is necessary to address the etiology of the Veteran's large pulmonary embolus and left lower extremity deep vein thrombosis, as these conditions are claimed to be secondary to his service-connected Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected right lower extremity disabilities met the criteria for SMC at the K level effective April 26, 2016.
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