The Board found no medical evidence linking the veteran's current conditions to his military service, including exposure to cold injury. Therefore, the claim for service connection was denied.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence demonstrating a nexus between the veteran's currently diagnosed amputation of the right leg below the knee or sensory loss in the left leg and his military service, including reported cold exposure during service.
- Claimed conditions
- amputation of the right leg below the knee, sensory loss in the left leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 5, 2000
- Citation
- 0011934
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and amputation of the right leg below the knee as secondary to diabetes mellitus, type II due to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to his military service.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, amputation of the left big toe, and amputation of the right leg below the knee. The Veteran's diabetes mellitus was not presumed to be related to his military service due to lack of exposure to herbicide agents.,Service connection for the lower extremity disabilities (left big toe and right leg) could not be granted as they were found to be secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus.
- Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, with diabetes mellitus, type II and its associated peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities as well as amputation of the right leg below the knee being found to be related to his in-service herbicide exposure.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of amputation of the right leg below the knee, and the Board dismissed the claim.
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