The veteran's varicose veins of the right leg are rated at 40 percent, and his degenerative arthritis with spondylolisthesis of the lumbar spine is rated at 20 percent.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the severity of symptoms and their impact on daily life and employment for both conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- varicose veins of the right leg, degenerative arthritis with spondylolisthesis of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2009
- Citation
- 0903914
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for lumbar spine condition L4-5, varicose veins of the left leg, and varicose veins of the right leg due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including a low back disorder, left knee and ankle disorders, foot disorders, varicose veins, carpal tunnel syndrome, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus type II, to obtain additional medical opinions.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for varicose veins of the right leg, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between his current condition and his military service. The appeal regarding entitlement to a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability prior to March 2, 2015 is referred to the Director of Compensation and Pension Service for consideration.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected varicose veins of the right and left legs, as the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 20 percent on a schedular or extraschedular basis.
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