The veteran's claims for effective dates prior to June 30, 2003 for service connection of thrombophlebitis of the right leg and PTSD have been denied. The issue of a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD remains pending.
The deciding factor: There was no adjudication of the July 1974 rating decision regarding thrombophlebitis of the right leg, leading to potential CUE allegations.
- Claimed conditions
- Thrombophlebitis of the left leg, Residuals of multiple pulmonary emboli associated with thrombophlebitis, right leg, Thrombophlebitis, right leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 28, 2008
- Citation
- 0806850
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board denied an increased rating for the Veteran's service-connected left leg thrombophlebitis, finding that his symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating prior to March 23, 2006 and since then.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development, including scheduling VA examinations and readjudicating the TDIU claim.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss was withdrawn. The Board denied the Veteran's request for an effective date earlier than November 1, 2011, for the award of a 100 percent schedular rating for thrombophlebitis of the left leg.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for chronic pulmonary emboli associated with thrombophlebitis of the left leg and varicose veins was denied as there is no evidence of cor pulmonale, pulmonary hypertension, or right ventricular hypertrophy. The 60 percent rating assigned following inferior vena cava surgery without evidence of pulmonary hypertension or right ventricular dysfunction remains in effect.
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