The Veteran's appeal to reopen a claim of service connection for right lower extremity lymphedema is granted. The appeal to restore service connection for left lower extremity lymphedema is granted. The appeal to determine whether the right leg lymphedema was caused or aggravated by the service-connected left leg lymphedema is remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim of service connection for right leg lymphedema has been reopened, and his restoration of service connection for left leg lymphedema is granted. The decision to determine whether the right leg lymphedema was caused or aggravated by the service-connected left leg lymphedema requires additional development.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity lymphedema, left lower extremity lymphedema
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19106204
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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