The Veteran's service-connected bilateral varicose veins and hemopneumothorax have been granted. The rating for the hemopneumothorax has been increased to 10 percent since June 11, 2018.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran's in-service prolonged standing put him at risk of developing varicose veins and provided an opinion linking his current bilateral varicose veins to service. For the hemopneumothorax, the Board determined that the pre-bronchodilator FEV-1/FVC results were normal and post-bronchodilator studies were required for disability evaluation purposes.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral varicose veins, Hemopneumothorax
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- May 26, 2021
- Citation
- 21032388
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