The Board dismissed the claims for a rating in excess of 40 percent for peripheral vascular disease and for TDIU as they were previously granted.
The deciding factor: The July 2023 Board decision is final, and the claims seeking entitlement to ratings in excess of 40 percent are not before the Board at this time. The TDIU claim was already granted in full in a previous rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral vascular disease of the left lower extremity, Peripheral vascular disease of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25026529
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,677 · Granted: 26% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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