The Board denied the veteran's claim for benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 due to insufficient evidence showing that his left leg thrombophlebitis was caused by hospital care provided by VA.
The deciding factor: The Board found no legal basis for awarding benefits as the condition did not result from treatment provided under any law administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
- Claimed conditions
- left leg thrombophlebitis, herniated L-4 and S-1 disks
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 1, 2001
- Citation
- 0119906
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has not made a decision on the TDIU claim and remands it due to non-compliance with previous remand directives.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to scheduling issues with VA examinations and for extraschedular consideration of a TDIU.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including left leg thrombophlebitis, right shoulder rotator cuff syndrome, and knee conditions, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted the TDIU based on this finding.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's left leg thrombophlebitis is granted as secondary to her service-connected Factor V Leiden with activated Protein C resistance.,A disability rating of 100 percent for the residuals of transient ischemic attacks involving the left lower extremity as secondary to Factor V Leiden with activated Protein C resistance was granted from February 22, 2001.
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