The Board remands the claims for further development and to correct duty-to-assist errors related to obtaining medical opinions and evidence.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to outstanding private treatment records, a need for VA examinations, and inferred service connection claims that were not addressed by the AOJ in the first instance.
- Claimed conditions
- varicose veins of the right lower extremity, bilateral plantar fasciitis, bilateral flatfoot, cyst/benign growth-hemic and lymphatic, umbilical hernia, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity (secondary to varicose veins), deep vein thrombosis (secondary to varicose veins)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25026447
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a higher disability rating for varicose veins of both lower extremities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the effects of medication.
- Granted
The Board granted a separate rating of 10 percent for bilateral plantar fasciitis effective February 1, 2023.
- Dismissed
The appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection for bilateral flatfoot is dismissed as moot because the Board granted the earliest possible effective date, which encompasses the entire period on appeal.
- Partly granted
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