The Veteran's Type II diabetes mellitus is rated as 20 percent disabling, and an increased rating is not warranted.,The Veteran's unspecified depressive disorder is currently evaluated at 50 percent, and an increased rating is not warranted.,An initial 20 percent disability rating for right lower extremity peripheral vascular disease is granted, but no higher.,An initial 20 percent disability rating for left lower extremity peripheral vascular disease is granted, but no higher.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not show that the Veteran's activities were regulated due to his diabetes at any point during the appeal period. The Veteran's VA treatment records are consistent with such findings and he does not claim otherwise.,The overall symptomatology and level of impairment have not more closely approximated the rating criteria for a higher disability rating throughout the appeal period.,The Veteran's left lower extremity peripheral vascular disease is rated at 20 percent, but no higher due to lack of evidence showing that it meets or more closely approximates the criteria for a higher evaluation.,The Veteran's right lower extremity peripheral vascular disease is rated at 20 percent, but no higher due to lack of evidence showing that it meets or more closely approximates the criteria for a higher evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- Type II diabetes mellitus, unspecified depressive disorder, left lower extremity peripheral vascular disease, right lower extremity peripheral vascular disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 22, 2021
- Citation
- A21020389
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