The Board denied an increased disability rating higher than 40 percent for the service-connected left leg disability, finding that the current severity of symptoms did not warrant a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the current severity of symptoms did not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating under DC 7121.
- Claimed conditions
- left leg chronic venous insufficiency, deep vein thrombosis (DVT), venous stasis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- November 2, 2022
- Citation
- 22061466
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