The VA has denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected paroxysmal peripheral vasoconstriction, currently diagnosed as Raynaud's disease. The evidence does not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation under either the old or new rating criteria.
The deciding factor: The veteran's condition does not warrant even a 10 percent evaluation under the revised criteria due to infrequent attacks of blanching and numbness, which do not meet the required frequency of characteristic attacks as per the new rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- paroxysmal peripheral vasoconstriction, Raynaud's disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- February 6, 2003
- Citation
- 0302350
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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