The Board found that the veteran's right lower extremity venous disability, including deep vein thrombosis, is not secondary to his service-connected left leg disability.,VA denied the claim for an earlier effective date for a total rating based on unemployability due to service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinions provided by VA examiners indicated that there was no causal or etiological relationship between the service-connected left leg varicose veins and the right lower extremity venous disability.,VA determined that the veteran did not meet the criteria for an earlier effective date due to unemployability as his claim had been pending since 1999, and he continued to be able to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation.
- Claimed conditions
- venous disability, including deep vein thrombosis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 30, 2007
- Citation
- 0737648
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