The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for thrombophlebitis of the left leg and granted it. The veteran's current musculoskeletal chest wall pain is also considered as a result of his active military service.
The deciding factor: New evidence, including VA examination reports and lay statements, supports the diagnosis of thrombophlebitis of the left leg incurred during service.
- Claimed conditions
- thrombophlebitis of the left leg, musculoskeletal chest wall pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- August 6, 2003
- Citation
- 0319203
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted an effective date of March 20, 2003 for the Veteran's entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to his service-connected conditions. The criteria were met as evidenced by the Veteran's inability to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment from this date onwards.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for musculoskeletal chest wall pain, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus type II (DM) due to insufficient medical opinions addressing whether these conditions are secondary to his service-connected psychiatric disorder, lumbar and cervical spine disorders, or obesity.
- Remanded (sent back)
The claim for service connection for thrombophlebitis of the left leg was reopened as new and material evidence was submitted, but further action is required to determine if it is related to service or a service-connected condition.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for dysthymia as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected thrombophlebitis of the left leg. The issues of entitlement to an increased rating for thrombophlebitis and service connection for a gastrointestinal disorder are remanded.
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