The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right leg peripheral vascular disease, finding no credible diagnosis of these conditions.
The deciding factor: There was no credible diagnosis of peripheral vascular disease in the Veteran’s medical records.
- Claimed conditions
- left leg peripheral vascular disease, right leg peripheral vascular disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 8, 2020
- Citation
- 20058891
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for coronary artery disease, heart failure and heart murmur, sleep apnea, and right leg peripheral vascular disease due to toxic exposure in service. The appeal is granted.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for right leg above the knee amputation and left leg peripheral vascular disease as secondary to service-connected ischemic heart disease with supraventricular arrhythmia and heart block due to an inadequate rationale in the July 2024 VA examiner's opinion.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board restored the 20 percent rating for left and right leg peripheral vascular disease effective December 8, 2021, and granted a 40 percent rating for both conditions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found that the prior remand directives were not substantially complied with and has ordered another remand to ensure compliance. The Veteran is seeking compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for worsening of right leg peripheral vascular disease due to a VA surgical procedure in January 2004.
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