The Veteran's claim for service connection and increased ratings for PVD of the LLE and RLE was denied. The effective dates for these claims were not established as they did not meet the criteria for an earlier effective date.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not persuasively show that an earlier effective date was warranted, and the Veteran's claim was not continuously pursued within one year of the April 2020 final rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) of the Left Lower Extremity (LLE), Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) of the Right Lower Extremity (RLE)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 20, 2026
- Citation
- A26015665
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