The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for thrombophlebitis of the left lower extremity and remanded it for further development.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was presented, allowing the reopening of the previously denied claim.
- Claimed conditions
- thrombophlebitis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2005
- Citation
- 0500772
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