The veteran does not have peripheral vascular disease of the lower extremities that is service-connected. Service connection for this condition was denied.
The deciding factor: Doppler studies in July 2000 did not show evidence of peripheral vascular disease, and subsequent evaluations found no such condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral Vascular Disease of the Lower Extremities, Frostbite of the Feet, Peripheral Neuropathy of the Feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 7, 2005
- Citation
- 0533127
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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).
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's DM II with related complications, including erectile dysfunction, peripheral vascular disease of the lower extremities, onychomycosis and bilateral cataracts, is currently rated at 20 percent. The ratings for left and right lower extremity neuropathy are also denied.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's current peripheral vascular disease of the lower extremities with resulting amputations is related to his service-connected heart disability. As a result, the claim for service connection is granted.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's peripheral vascular disease was not caused by or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus, and thus denied both claims. The issue of secondary service connection for diabetes causing peripheral vascular disease is mixed.
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