The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for LLE DVT is denied.,The effective date for the grant of a 10 percent rating for LLE DVT prior to February 8, 2020, is denied.,The effective date for the grant of service connection for PVD to include sleep apnea prior to February 8, 2020, is denied.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not show intermittent edema and fatigue in leg after prolonged standing or walking with symptoms relieved by elevation of extremity or compression hosiery prior to March 5, 2020.
- Claimed conditions
- Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) of Left Lower Extremity
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 1, 2023
- Citation
- A23034277
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