Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claims for a compensable rating of his left and right lower extremity atherosclerosis with DVT due to insufficient diagnostic testing.
The deciding factor: Insufficient diagnostic testing was performed, specifically ankle pressure (AP), toe pressure (TP), and transcutaneous oxygen tension (TcPO2) were not provided, which are necessary for evaluating the Veteran's disability under the rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower atherosclerosis with DVT with left anterior tibial artery occlusion, right lower atherosclerosis with DVT with right anterior tibial artery occlusion
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25089179
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