The Board granted service connection for peripheral vascular disease (PVD) as secondarily aggravated by diabetes, right leg amputation and scar as secondary to PVD, and SMC for loss of use of the right foot. The evaluation in excess of 20 percent for diabetes was denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's PVD was found to be aggravated beyond its natural progression by his service-connected diabetes, warranting a grant of service connection on a secondary basis. The Board also granted SMC based on the loss of use of the right foot and denied an increased rating for diabetes as it did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral vascular disease (PVD), Right leg amputation, Right leg scar, Bilateral peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- January 31, 2025
- Citation
- A25008973
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