The veteran's service-connected varicose veins of the right leg are rated at 40 percent, but his left leg varicose veins and secondary conditions (depression, headaches, transient ischemic attacks with hypertension) were not granted as service connected.
The deciding factor: The RO denied service connection for the claimed conditions as they were found to be either not caused or worsened by the veteran's service-connected right leg varicose veins.
- Claimed conditions
- varicose veins of the right leg, varicose veins of the left leg
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- December 17, 2002
- Citation
- 0218234
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