The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings were denied, as well as his requests for SMC based on aid and attendance or housebound status, SAH, adaptive housing, adaptive automobile, prurigo nodularis, GERD, viral hepatitis, and TIA.
The deciding factor: The RO found no clear and unmistakable error in the effective dates assigned for service connection of PVD of the LLE and CAD, nor did they find that a higher rating was warranted for CAD or any other condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) of the Left Lower Extremity
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2015
- Citation
- 1509313
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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