The Board granted increased ratings of 60 percent for the Veteran's service-connected peripheral vascular disease (PVD) of both lower extremities and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his bilateral PVD.
The deciding factor: The evidence was evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's service-connected bilateral lower extremity PVD, alone, precluded all substantially gainful employment for which he would otherwise be qualified by education and experience.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral vascular disease (PVD) of the right lower extremity, Peripheral vascular disease (PVD) of the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- June 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25054728
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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