The Board has determined that the appellant's varicose veins in the right leg are currently rated at 10 percent and does not meet the criteria for a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support the claim of entitlement to an increased rating or a total rating based on individual unemployability, as there was no medical opinion indicating that the appellant's varicose veins in the right leg rendered him unemployable.
- Claimed conditions
- Varicose veins in the right leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 30, 2001
- Citation
- 0119666
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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