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
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 5, 2007
- Citation
- 0703453
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What this means for you
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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: Denied
The Veteran's appeal for SMC at the housebound rate was denied as he did not have a single service-connected disability rated as 100 percent disabling, and his TDIU based on PTSD with major depressive disorder alone is not sufficient to meet the criteria for SMC at the housebound rate.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's TDIU claim was granted from November 7, 2019, due to the service-connected disabilities including PTSD with major depressive disorder.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied an effective date prior to January 31, 2019, for service connection of PTSD with major depressive disorder.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of November 19, 2020, for the assignment of a TDIU and DEA under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35 but denied an earlier effective date for a 70 percent rating for PTSD with major depressive disorder.
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