The Veteran's PVD, right lower extremity, was productive of claudication on walking between 25 and 100 yards on a level grade at 2 miles per hour, and trophic changes or ankle brachial index (ABI) of 0.7 or less prior to September 16, 2021. From September 16, 2021, the Veteran's PVD was productive of claudication on walking less than 25 yards on a level grade at 2 miles per hour, and either persistent coldness of the extremity or ABI of 0.5 or less. The Board found that a higher rating is not warranted throughout the appeal period.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's PVD was productive of claudication on walking between 25 and 100 yards on a level grade at 2 miles per hour, and trophic changes or ABI of 0.7 or less prior to September 16, 2021. From September 16, 2021, the Veteran's PVD was productive of claudication on walking less than 25 yards on a level grade at 2 miles per hour, and either persistent coldness of the extremity or ABI of 0.5 or less.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2022
- Citation
- 22006261
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of April 29, 2005, for the grant of service connection for peripheral vascular disease (PVD) of both lower extremities and denied increased ratings for PVD from August 25, 2005, to July 6, 2006, with a rating of 20 percent granted from July 7, 2006, to July 6, 2007. The Board also denied an effective date prior to August 25, 2015, for the grant of special monthly compensation (SMC) based on housebound status.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for PVD of the right and left lower extremities, secondary to service-connected coronary artery disease (CAD), effective from the date of the decision.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for PVD of the bilateral lower extremities due to inadequate rationale in a previous VA medical opinion. The case requires further development, including obtaining another VA addendum medical opinion from a different examiner.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for PVD of the bilateral lower extremities due to insufficient evidence and incomplete examinations. The Veteran asserts that his PVD is related to in-service herbicide exposure or caused by his service-connected CAD.
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