The Board has determined that the veteran's current deep vein thrombosis is related to his service-connected residuals of a shell fragment wound to the left calf, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the veteran's current deep vein thrombosis is secondary to his service-connected residuals of a shell fragment wound to the left calf.
- Claimed conditions
- deep vein thrombosis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 12, 2000
- Citation
- 0018157
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
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