The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral peripheral vascular disease, finding that there was no evidence to support a direct relationship between his current condition and his in-service injury or exposure. The Board also found insufficient evidence linking his condition to any incident of service.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the credible and probative evidence did not support a finding that the veteran's bilateral peripheral vascular disease was caused by or aggravated by his service-connected gunshot wound injury or by wearing dress combat boots during service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral peripheral vascular disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 28, 2002
- Citation
- 0201960
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What this means for you
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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).
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for an initial compensable rating for hypertension and service connection for bilateral peripheral vascular disease, to include as due to herbicide agent exposure and/or secondary to a service-connected disability.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including left eye cataract, heart disability, hypertension, bilateral peripheral vascular disease, diabetes, and bilateral hand disability (neuropathy and/or carpal tunnel syndrome), due to duty-to-assist errors.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and no service connection decisions were made.
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