The Board denied a claim for an increased rating for the veteran's service-connected thrombophlebitis of the right lower leg, finding that the condition more nearly approximates the criteria for a 10 percent disability rating based on intermittent edema and fatigue in the leg after prolonged standing or walking with symptoms relieved by elevation of extremity.
The deciding factor: The VA examination report found no abnormalities of bulk or tone and full strength in the right lower extremity, indicating that the veteran's condition did not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on persistent edema or stasis pigmentation/eczema.
- Claimed conditions
- Thrombophlebitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 22, 2000
- Citation
- 0007713
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The Veteran's thrombophlebitis of both legs is currently rated at 40 percent, the maximum schedular rating available. The evidence does not show any symptoms warranting a higher evaluation.
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