The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's embolism and thrombosis of the iliac artery, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a 20% rating under Diagnostic Code 7111 due to lack of claudication on walking more than 100 yards or diminished peripheral pulses.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a 20% rating as per Diagnostic Code 7111, which requires claudication on walking more than 100 yards and/or diminished peripheral pulses or ankle/brachial index of 0.9 or less.
- Claimed conditions
- embolism and thrombosis of the iliac artery
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- February 19, 2021
- Citation
- 21009216
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