The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral lower extremity edema is caused by his service-connected hypertension, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence was in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's current bilateral lower extremity edema is proximately due to the now service-connected hypertension.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral lower extremity edema
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 9, 2024
- Citation
- A24054336
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral lower extremity edema is caused by his service-connected hypertension, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for COPD, bilateral lower extremity edema, and bronchitis. The Veteran's COPD was not linked to his active service due to a lack of evidence supporting the claim.,Service connection for bilateral lower extremity edema was also denied as there is no direct link between the condition and the Veteran's active service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for a higher initial disability rating for coronary artery disease (CAD) is granted, with a 100% evaluation. The claims of service connection for bilateral lower extremity edema as secondary to service-connected CAD are denied.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his COPD, asthma, hypertension, heart condition, and bilateral lower extremity edema.
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