Granted
The Board granted service connection for left and right lower extremity varicose veins, finding that the Veteran's obesity, which was caused by his service-connected disabilities, led to the development of the varicose veins.
The deciding factor: The Board found it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities restricted his ability to exercise, leading to super morbid obesity and subsequently causing his varicose veins.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity varicose veins, right lower extremity varicose veins
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 7, 2025
- Citation
- 25003290
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