Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for deep vein thrombosis and entitlement to TDIU due to an inadequate medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The March 2024 VA medical opinion is deemed inadequate as it did not provide a sufficient rationale, specifically regarding the role of the Veteran's service-connected adjustment disorder in causing or aggravating his obesity, which was found to be a substantial factor in causing his DVT.
- Claimed conditions
- deep vein thrombosis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 11, 2025
- Citation
- 25002015
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