The Board denied service connection for varicose veins of the left leg and peripheral vascular disease, phlebitis, and cellulitis of the left leg due to a lack of clear and unmistakable evidence that these conditions pre-existed service or were not aggravated during service.
The deciding factor: The Board found no clear and unmistakable evidence that varicose veins of the left leg pre-existed service or were aggravated by service, but concluded that peripheral vascular disease, phlebitis, and cellulitis of the left leg did not warrant service connection as they are not related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- varicose veins of the left leg, peripheral vascular disease of the left leg, phlebitis of the left leg, cellulitis of the left leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2004
- Citation
- 0402811
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