The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for DVT or thrombophlebitis of the right leg, finding that there was no evidence linking this condition to an incident in service or a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show the presence of DVT or thrombophlebitis of the right leg in service or until 1988, and it did not link this condition to an incident of service or to a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- DVT (deep vein thrombosis), thrombophlebitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 14, 2000
- Citation
- 0010174
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