The Board has granted a 100% disability evaluation for chronic venous insufficiency of both the right and left lower extremities, effective from June 30, 2000.
The deciding factor: The veteran's disabilities more nearly approximated the criteria for a 100% rating than the lower 60% rating due to constant pain and tense edema in both legs.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic venous insufficiency
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- July 1, 2005
- Citation
- 0518143
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What this means for you
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service-connected chronic venous insufficiency, venous stasis ulcer, and stasis dermatitis are being remanded for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his condition.
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