The Board has determined that the veteran's circulatory disorder of the lower extremities was not incurred or aggravated by service, and is not related to his service-connected low back disability. The claim for service connection is denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a finding that the veteran's current circulatory disorder had its onset during service or is otherwise related to his service-connected low back disability.
- Claimed conditions
- circulation disorder of the lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 19, 2005
- Citation
- 0513697
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