The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for varicose veins of both upper and lower extremities to correct a predecisional duty to assist error and afford the Veteran a VA examination.
The deciding factor: The claim must be remanded due to insufficient competent medical evidence on file, necessitating a VA examination to determine the manifestations and etiology of the Veteran's bilateral upper and lower extremity varicose veins.
- Claimed conditions
- varicose veins, right lower extremity, varicose veins, left lower extremity, varicose veins, right upper extremity, varicose veins, left upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25026627
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 claims for a neck condition, plantar fasciitis, left ankle condition, and varicose veins to ensure that VA's duty to assist is followed and that the Veteran is afforded every possible consideration.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection and initial rating claims has been withdrawn by the Veteran.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for an increased rating for varicose veins and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.
- Dismissed
The appeals regarding the deferred claims for service connection for varicose veins and total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) are dismissed as there was no final adjudicative determination to which a Notice of Disagreement could be filed.
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