The Board denied service connection for left and right lower extremity varicose veins, as well as left and right foot disabilities, due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's active duty service.
The deciding factor: The most persuasive evidence weighed against finding that the Veteran's current foot and leg conditions were related to his active military service.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity varicose veins, right lower extremity varicose veins, left foot disability (including hallux valgus and hammertoes), right foot disability (including hallux valgus and hammertoes)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25036103
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,170 · Granted: 38% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board has granted earlier effective dates of January 15, 2019 for the grant of service connection for left lower extremity varicose veins, right lower extremity varicose veins, and bilateral plantar fasciitis.,The appeals concerning the issues of entitlement to an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for allergic rhinitis, bilateral hearing loss, and scar of the scalp have been withdrawn.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development and readjudication due to non-compliance with prior remand directives.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but denied service connection for right and left lower extremity varicose veins as secondary to hypertension.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher initial ratings and remanded several issues related to his lower extremity varicose veins, TDIU, and hearing loss.
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