The Board has granted service connection for varicose veins in the right lower extremity as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hypertension.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in equipoise regarding a nexus between the Veteran's varicose veins and his service-connected hypertension, warranting the grant of service connection on a secondary basis.
- Claimed conditions
- varicose veins in the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2026
- Citation
- A26002278
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