The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for vascular disease, which he claimed was secondary to his service-connected bilateral trench foot. The case is being remanded for further development and consideration.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a finding that the veteran's vascular disease is related to his service-connected trench foot.
- Claimed conditions
- vascular disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 26, 2001
- Citation
- 0102314
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for further development, specifically requesting addendum medical opinions to address the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed bilateral pes planus and other orthopedic foot disorders, as well as lower extremity peripheral vascular disease.
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