The Board found that the veteran's peripheral vascular disease was not proximately due to, the result of, or aggravated by his service-connected high blood pressure. The claim for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for low back strain is pending and will be addressed in a separate remand.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that the veteran's peripheral vascular disease was most likely related to his diabetes mellitus and unlikely related to his service-connected high blood pressure. The Board denied the claim based on this opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral Vascular Disease, Low Back Strain
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 15, 2002
- Citation
- 0200526
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