The Board has determined that the veteran's deep vein thrombophlebitis with pulmonary embolism and septicemia is not related to service, including an inservice wart removal and reported cellulitis of the left arm. The claim for service connection is denied.
The deciding factor: The initial thrombosis occurred several years after service in conjunction with surgery for a gunshot wound to the right leg, and there is no evidence linking it to the inservice episode of cellulites or wart removal.
- Claimed conditions
- deep vein thrombophlebitis, pulmonary embolism, septicemia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 23, 2003
- Citation
- 0307746
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What this means for you
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