The Board remands the claims for service connection for right leg above the knee amputation and left leg peripheral vascular disease as secondary to service-connected ischemic heart disease with supraventricular arrhythmia and heart block due to an inadequate rationale in the July 2024 VA examiner's opinion.
The deciding factor: The July 2024 VA examiner did not address whether the Veteran's right leg above the knee amputation and left leg peripheral vascular disease were aggravated by his service-connected ischemic heart disease with supraventricular arrhythmia and heart block, as required under 38 C.F.R. § 3.310(b).
- Claimed conditions
- right leg above the knee amputation, left leg peripheral vascular disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25057598
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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- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
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