The Veteran's venous insufficiency disability is rated at 40 percent, effective from the date of receipt of his claim in January 1952. The case was reopened and service connection for this condition was granted with an effective date set as the date of receipt of his claim.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's venous insufficiency disability met the criteria for a 40 percent rating, which is the maximum schedular rating available under Diagnostic Code 7121. The case was reopened and service connection granted with an effective date set as the date of receipt of his claim in January 1952.
- Claimed conditions
- Venous Insufficiency
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- January 10, 2014
- Citation
- 1401388
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