The Veteran's initial compensable rating for left lower extremity with musculocutaneous nerve radiculopathy is denied.,The Veteran's increased rating in excess of 20 percent for left leg DVT, from February 19, 2018 to the present, is denied.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence does not show that the Veteran’s disability meets the criteria for an increased evaluation.,The objective findings consistently fail to show that his disability meets the criteria for an increased evaluation; and those findings outweigh his lay assertions regarding severity.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity with musculocutaneous nerve radiculopathy, left leg deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- January 19, 2021
- Citation
- 21003002
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date prior to June 17, 2018, for the grant of service connection for cervicogenic headaches and a rating of 60 percent for pulmonary embolism. Other claims were either denied or remanded.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for left leg deep vein thrombosis, bilateral pulmonary embolism, and a left leg skin condition (including varicose veins and stasis dermatitis) as they are related to the Veteran's active duty service. The conditions were not caused by any other service-connected disabilities.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected left leg DVT has rendered her unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, as of October 1, 2005.
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