The Board has granted increased ratings of 20 percent for phlebitis of the left leg and right leg, effective from July 6, 2004.
The deciding factor: The veteran's symptoms included persistent edema and stasis pigmentation without ulceration, which met the criteria for a 20 percent disability rating under Diagnostic Code 7121.
- Claimed conditions
- Phlebitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 1, 2008
- Citation
- 0825823
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's venous stasis of the lower extremities is proximately due to his service-connected peripheral neuropathy of his lower extremities with right foot drop.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including VA examinations and a review of medical records.
- Whole decision: Denied
The VA denied increased evaluations for the veteran's bilateral phlebitis of the lower extremities, secondary to varicose veins. The current evaluation of 60 percent remains unchanged.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found that the cause of the veteran's death, diffuse interstitial pulmonary fibrosis and phlebitis, were not service-connected.
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