The Veteran's PVD of the RLE is currently rated at 40 percent, effective December 6, 2012. The Board denied his claims for earlier effective dates and higher initial ratings.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's PVD was manifested by claudication on walking between 25-100 yards on a level grade at 2 miles per hour, persistent coldness of the extremity, diminished pulses, and trophic changes. The current rating adequately reflects these findings.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) of the Right Lower Extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- July 24, 2015
- Citation
- 1531662
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