The Board finds that the veteran has a current disability manifested by chronic edema of the legs, feet, arms, and hands of service origin. Service connection for this disability is granted.
The deciding factor: The most probative evidence establishes that the veteran's condition began in service and continues to persist.
- Claimed conditions
- swelling of the legs, swelling of the feet, swelling of the arms, swelling of the hands
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2002
- Citation
- 0215209
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted compensation and service connection for various conditions, including those under 38 U.S.C. § 1151, as well as a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal of entitlement to service connection for swelling of the feet is dismissed.,Claims of service connection for depression, removal of ovaries, tuberculosis, fibromyalgia, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), sinusitis, left leg disability, and right leg disability are remanded.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for an enlarged prostate, hypertension, heart condition, foot swelling, skin hypopigmentation, and a lumbar spine condition. The Veteran's current conditions are being reviewed to determine if they are related to his time in service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims are being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and verifying his exposure to herbicides. A VA examination is also needed to determine the nature and likely etiology of his bilateral leg conditions.
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