The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current disability of left leg edema and therefore cannot establish service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not document a current disability manifested by left leg edema.
- Claimed conditions
- left leg edema
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 5, 2007
- Citation
- 0703467
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has granted earlier effective dates for service connection and remanded the initial increased ratings for hypertension, ischemic stroke (including separate ratings for left-sided hemiparesis), left ankle residual of fracture, wet macular degeneration, left arm spasticity, right leg edema, and left leg edema.,The claims are being remanded to determine appropriate initial ratings given the earlier effective dates.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for hypertension and remanded the claims for service connection, increased ratings, and TDIU.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, coronary artery disease (CAD) with congestive heart failure (CHF), right leg edema, and left leg edema, all of which are related to the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents while stationed at Fort McClellan.
- Denied
The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for lymphadenopathy and lymphadenitis of the left lower extremity, also claimed as left leg edema, finding that his disability was not aggravated by or during his active duty service.
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