The Board has denied the veteran's claims for ratings in excess of 40 percent for varicose veins, left leg and right leg.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating as there was no persistent ulceration or board-like edema.
- Claimed conditions
- Varicose Veins
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 27, 2007
- Citation
- 0740468
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 20% evaluation of bilateral lower extremity varicose veins prior to December 27, 2001 was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a separate rating for each leg before this date.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for increased rating of tension headaches prior to December 9, 2022 is remanded. The claims for service connection of varicose veins are also remanded due to inadequate opinions.
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