The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for phlebitis, concluding that there is no evidence in the record to support a finding of service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no documentary medical evidence of deep venous thrombosis during service and concluded that any post-service condition was not related to service due to lack of clinical evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- phlebitis, deep venous thrombosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 3, 2002
- Citation
- 0211154
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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 remands the claim for service connection of phlebitis and thrombophlebitis, secondary to residuals of pericarditis, due to a lack of compliance with previous remand instructions.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for phlebitis due to a lack of evidence supporting the claim, and remanded the issue of service connection for headaches for further development.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for an increased rating and service connection due to erroneous docketing of the same issues.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for various ratings related to deep venous thrombosis, dermatitis, hyperhidrosis, and right kidney cysts with punctate nephrolithiasis.
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