The Board has determined that the appellant's bilateral lower extremity varicosities do not meet or approximate the criteria for a rating in excess of 30 percent under either the old or new VA rating criteria.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show severe involvement of both superficial veins above and below the knee with involvement of the long saphenous vein ranging over two centimeters in diameter, edema, ulceration, or deep circulation impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral lower extremity varicosities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 16, 2004
- Citation
- 0406887
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found there has not been substantial compliance with its February 2022 remand instructions and has therefore ordered the case to be remanded for further development, including obtaining new medical addendum opinions addressing aggravation for secondary service connection of bilateral lower extremity varicosities, bilateral ankles, and bilateral knees.
- Granted
The Veteran's current bilateral lower extremity varicosities are considered to have been incurred during his active military service.
- Denied
The veteran's claim for a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) from November 4, 2004 to December 13, 2006 was denied as she did not meet the percentage requirements for TDIU under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(a).
- Denied
The VA has denied the appellant's claim for an increased evaluation of her bilateral lower extremity varicosities, currently rated at 30 percent.
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