The Board found that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for venous disease of the left leg. The claim for service connection for venous disease of the right leg was denied as there is no medical evidence linking the current condition to service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence showing a link between the veteran's current venous disorders and any incident of service, including anemia secondary to transient aplasia during boot camp.
- Claimed conditions
- deep vein thrombosis, phlebitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 23, 2002
- Citation
- 0212723
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What this means for you
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- 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.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for an increased rating and service connection due to erroneous docketing of the same issues.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for deep vein thrombosis and residual leg pain to obtain an addendum opinion that clarifies whether the condition is a congenital disease or defect, and if it is a congenital disease, whether it clearly and unmistakably existed prior to service and was not aggravated by service.
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