The Veteran is granted a disability rating of 20 percent for varicose veins of the left leg effective August 21, 2018.,The Veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for varicose veins of the right leg prior to August 21, 2018 remains denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support an earlier effective date as the Veteran did not submit a formal or informal claim within one year after separation from service.
- Claimed conditions
- Varicose veins of the left leg, Varicose veins of the right leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- November 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19185038
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a herniated left leg muscle and for separate evaluations under Diagnostic Codes 5268 and 5269 (right knee). The Veteran was granted entitlement to total disability due to individual unemployability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the severity of service-connected varicose veins and the etiology of any psychiatric disorder. The Veteran's claim is being remanded due to incomplete record submissions and the need for updated examinations.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of a contusion of the right lower leg and varicose veins of the right leg, finding that new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen the claim for the contusion and that there is no evidence linking the current conditions to service.
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