The Veteran's claim for a 100% rating for his service-connected left lower extremity peripheral vascular disease is granted, effective December 6, 2006.,The Veteran's claim for increased disability ratings for his right lower extremity peripheral vascular disease remains denied.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports a grant of a 100% disability rating for the service-connected left lower extremity peripheral vascular disease due to persistent symptoms and ABI results at or below 0.4.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral Vascular Disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 16, 2009
- Citation
- 0939268
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