The Veteran's claims for an increased rating for varicose veins of the right leg and TDIU were denied. The Board found that his service-connected condition did not meet the schedular criteria for a higher evaluation, and that he was not unemployable due to this disability alone.
The deciding factor: The VA examination findings and other evidence of record did not support an increased rating or TDIU based on the Veteran's varicose veins of the right leg.
- Claimed conditions
- Varicose veins of the right leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2014
- Citation
- 1401356
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