The Board has determined that the Veteran's venous stasis of the lower extremities is proximately due to his service-connected peripheral neuropathy of his lower extremities with right foot drop.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's venous stasis was found to be aggravated by his service-connected peripheral neuropathy, leading to a grant of service connection for this condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral leg disorder, Phlebitis, Venous stasis of the lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2012
- Citation
- 1234453
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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.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence in his STRs, including a lack of STRs and an incomplete VA examination. The AOJ must continue efforts to obtain the Veteran’s records and provide him with adequate examinations.
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