Granted
The Board granted service connection for edema of the left leg as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinion provided a favorable nexus between the Veteran's current disability and her service-connected conditions, meeting the criteria for secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- edema of the left leg
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25086090
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