The Board denied service connection for phlebitis of the left leg, finding insufficient evidence to link the condition to service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence showing that the veteran developed phlebitis of the left leg during his active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- phlebitis of the left leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 8, 2005
- Citation
- 0503243
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but denied increased ratings for phlebitis of the left leg and right leg.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of his appeal.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has ordered a remand to determine if the Veteran's service-connected bilateral leg phlebitis alone renders him unemployable.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a TDIU rating is being remanded due to the need for further development, including obtaining an opinion from a VA examiner regarding whether his service-connected left leg phlebitis would render him unemployable.
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