The Veteran's peripheral arterial disease in the left lower extremity is currently rated at 40 percent as of January 5, 2019. The Board finds that this rating is appropriate based on the evidence showing claudication and trophic changes.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has claudication on walking between 25 to 100 yards on a level grade at two miles per hour, which meets the criteria for a 40 percent disability rating under Diagnostic Code 7114.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral Arterial Disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- April 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19125778
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