The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for thrombophlebitis, finding that the evidence did not establish new and material information.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not provide clear and unmistakable evidence that the condition existed prior to service or show that it was aggravated by service.
- Claimed conditions
- thrombophlebitis, venostasis on the right medial malleolus, varicose veins in the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2002
- Citation
- 0213294
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's poor circulation disabilities are related to service or secondary to her service-connected conditions.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for varicose veins in the right lower extremity as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hypertension.
- 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.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected post-phlebitic syndrome of the left leg does not render him unemployable on an extraschedular basis, as his education and work history do not support a finding that he is unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.
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