The Board has granted an increased evaluation of 30 percent for the veteran's thrombophlebitis of the left leg, effective from April 1992. The claim of service connection for coronary artery disease as secondary to his service-connected thrombophlebitis is considered well grounded.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the veteran's thrombophlebitis has led to significant symptoms including severe pain and swelling in the left leg, which are consistent with a 30 percent evaluation under the revised criteria for post-phlebitic syndromes.
- Claimed conditions
- thrombophlebitis of the left leg, coronary artery disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- April 4, 2000
- Citation
- 0009030
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