The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the Veteran's claim of service connection for varicose veins of the legs as secondary to left varicocele, status post high ligation.
The deciding factor: The submitted evidence does not establish a link between the Veteran's varicose veins of the legs and his service-connected left varicocele.
- Claimed conditions
- varicose veins of the legs
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 12, 2011
- Citation
- 1133651
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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).
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Granted
The veteran's claims for increased ratings were granted, with effective dates ranging from March 18, 2003 to November 3, 2005. The veteran was awarded a 10 percent rating for each knee condition (arthritis and instability), varicose veins of the legs, and bilateral hearing loss.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
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