The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected varicose veins of the left lower extremity meet the criteria for a total (100 percent) rating under the new version of Diagnostic Code 7120, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the veteran.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows persistent edema and erythema, with the VA physician describing the varicose veins as 'huge' and 'tortuous,' completely filling the left anterior thigh from the groin to the knee. The Board found that these findings meet the criteria for a total (100 percent) rating under the new version of Diagnostic Code 7120, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- Varicose veins
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 3, 2000
- Citation
- 0011723
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