The Veteran's service-connected bilateral leg phlebitis alone does not render him unemployable, as he has multiple other medical comorbidities that prevent him from being employed.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are secondary to his nonservice-connected conditions and do not alone render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
- Claimed conditions
- right leg phlebitis, left leg phlebitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 26, 2011
- Citation
- 1136218
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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: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings were dismissed. The Board granted a 70 percent evaluation for dysthymic disorder with anxiety disorder and granted entitlement to a total disability evaluation based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his right leg phlebitis claims, including obtaining medical records and arranging for a VA examination. His TDIU claim is also being addressed.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's request to reopen his previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for varicose veins and left leg phlebitis, finding that new and material evidence had not been received.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The veteran is seeking to reopen his previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for varicose veins and left leg phlebitis. The RO has denied the request, and the case is being remanded for further development.
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