The Board granted service connection for left and right lower extremity peripheral artery disease as secondary to hypertension, but denied service connection for an additional blood disorder other than anemia and arteriovenous malformations of the small intestine with gastric bleeding.

The Board denied service connection for a vitamin D deficiency and remanded claims for coronary artery disease, status post femoral bypass, chronic kidney disease, and anemia due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The appeal for service connection for fibromyalgia was granted with an effective date of August 14, 2023. The appeals for earlier effective dates and higher ratings were denied.

The appeals for service connection for anemia, left and right foot conditions (swelling bilateral feet), prostate issues, tension headaches and head injury with short term memory loss and blurred vision, and vertigo were dismissed as the Veteran withdrew them. The claims for readjudication of tension headaches and head injury with short term memory loss and blurred vision and vertigo will be considered based on new evidence submitted.

The Board granted service connection for a right hip disability and remanded claims for service connection for migraines and contusion left calf. Other claims were denied or dismissed.