The Board has determined that the Veteran's varicose veins of the left leg warrant a 40 percent rating, but not higher. The peripheral neuropathy of the left leg is secondary to the service-connected varicose veins.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the peripheral neuropathy was at least as likely as not aggravated by the service-connected varicose veins.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of the left leg
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- October 6, 2011
- Citation
- 1137620
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Dismissed
The appeals for severance of service connection for peripheral neuropathy and diabetes mellitus have been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain updated VA treatment records and an examination for his service-connected peripheral neuropathy of the left and right legs. The issues of entitlement to increased ratings are currently pending.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral leg disabilities, including peripheral neuropathy of the left and right legs, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for peripheral neuropathy of the left leg, left foot, and right foot due to Agent Orange exposure. The Veteran's service treatment records are not available, but he is presumed to have been exposed to herbicide agents during his service in Vietnam.
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