The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left leg disabilities, both diagnosed as venous stasis and edema, which are found to be secondary to his service-connected PTSD.
The deciding factor: The evidence demonstrated that the Veteran's PTSD caused him to stand for prolonged periods, leading to chronic lower extremity edema and venous stasis in his legs.
- Claimed conditions
- venous stasis, edema
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- September 23, 2023
- Citation
- 23052935
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