The Veteran's left hand disability due to Buerger's disease and Raynaud's phenomenon was rated at 100 percent effective March 26, 2013.,Separate ratings of 40 percent were assigned for Buerger's disease of the left lower extremity and right lower extremity.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected left hand disability due to Buerger's disease and Raynaud's phenomenon was rated at 100 percent effective March 26, 2013, based on symptomatology including two or more digital ulcers with amputation of one or more digits and a history of characteristic attacks.
- Claimed conditions
- Buerger's disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 28, 2017
- Citation
- 1705980
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case for a medical opinion from a physician specializing in environmental health and toxic exposures to address the etiology of the Veteran's Buerger's disease, specifically regarding its relation to service and exposure to Agent Orange.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's Buerger's disease, specifically related to exposure to herbicides or radiation therapy.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found that further development is needed to determine the etiology of the Veteran's Buerger's disease, including whether it is related to his service-connected tonsil cancer and exposure to Agent Orange.
- Granted
The Veteran's Buerger's disease is related to his military service, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition based on herbicide exposure in Vietnam.
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