The Board has granted service connection for peripheral artery disease in both the right and left lower extremities, finding that it was aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected left leg below the knee amputation. The Veteran is also eligible for specially adapted housing due to his permanent and total disability of both lower extremities.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the peripheral artery disease in both legs was aggravated by the service-connected left leg below the knee amputation, which caused prolonged immobility leading to worsening of the condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral artery disease, right lower extremity, Peripheral artery disease, left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 20, 2026
- Citation
- A26015606
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What this means for you
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