The Veteran's DVT of the right lower extremity is currently rated at 10 percent, and this decision grants a 20 percent rating effective from the date of the claim.
The deciding factor: The VA examination reports consistently indicated persistent edema without stasis pigmentation or ulceration, meeting the criteria for a 20 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 7121.
- Claimed conditions
- Deep vein thrombosis of the right lower extremity, Pulmonary embolism with history of pulmonary hypertension, Degenerative joint disease (DJD) of the lumbosacral spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- April 9, 2009
- Citation
- 0913214
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