The Veteran's post-phlebitic syndrome and venous stasis are residuals of his service-connected DVT, and the Board has granted entitlement to secondary service connection for these conditions.
The deciding factor: Post-phlebitic syndrome and venous stasis are directly due to the Veteran's service-connected DVT.
- Claimed conditions
- post-phlebitic syndrome, venous stasis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 5, 2021
- Citation
- 21061803
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew her appeal, and the Board has dismissed it.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's eligibility for VA's PCAFC benefits is being remanded due to insufficient medical opinion supporting the denial of benefits. The Board finds that the Veteran requires personal care services and supervision, meeting the basic medical eligibility criteria under PCAFC.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for post-phlebitic syndrome, left and right lower extremities due to a duty-to-assist error in the prior rating decision. The VA examination was inadequate as it did not consider the Veteran's lay statements of symptoms and the prescription for special compression appliances.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for post-phlebitic syndrome, finding that the condition is related to a right ankle injury sustained during service and resulting in chronic lower extremity swelling and pain.
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