The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for restoration of a 10 percent disability rating for varicose vein of the left thigh and an increased disability rating for PTSD with major depressive disorder have been denied. The reduction in the disability rating for the varicose vein was found to be void ab initio, and the criteria for both conditions were not met for higher ratings.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support a current diagnosis of varicose vein of the left thigh or an increased disability rating for PTSD with major depressive disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- varicose vein of the left thigh, PTSD with major depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 5, 2007
- Citation
- 0703453
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- Granted
The Veteran's TDIU claim was granted from November 7, 2019, due to the service-connected disabilities including PTSD with major depressive disorder.
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- Partly granted
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