The Board has decided that the reduction in rating from 40 percent to 20 percent for PVD, right lower extremity is improper and restored the original 40 percent rating. The TDIU claim was granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's disability did not improve appreciably as evidenced by diminished peripheral pulses despite improvement in ABI.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD), right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 22, 2021
- Citation
- 21024434
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are being remanded due to the failure of the RO to schedule examinations as ordered in a previous Board decision. The effective date is not specified.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claims for further development due to new evidence and functional impairment evaluations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that further development is needed to adjudicate the Veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral vascular disease of the left and right lower extremities as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II with erectile dysfunction.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for PVD of the bilateral lower extremities as secondary to the service-connected diabetes mellitus.
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