The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for peripheral artery disease (PAD) as secondary to his service-connected hypertension.
The deciding factor: The December 2021 VA examiner concluded that PAD was caused or aggravated by the service-connected hypertension, and there is an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence supporting this conclusion.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 18, 2022
- Citation
- 22058398
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's requests for an effective date prior to April 26, 2022, for entitlement to TDIU and eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35 due to a lack of evidence showing that the Veteran was unable to work due to service-connected disabilities before this date.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) of both the right and left lower extremities, finding that there was no causal relationship to service or herbicide exposure.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral artery disease and entitlement to a total disability evaluation due to individual unemployability (TDIU) as they are inextricably intertwined. The VA needs to obtain an addendum opinion regarding whether the Veteran's PAD is proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities, including Type II diabetes mellitus and coronary artery disease.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board previously denied service connection for PAD based on exposure to herbicide agents. The Joint Motion for Remand (JMR) requires the Board to provide a new medical opinion regarding whether PAD is related to Agent Orange exposure, considering the Veteran's personal circumstances and risk factors.
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