The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for stasis ulcers of the lower extremities and an increased rating for his service-connected chronic steatomatosis, finding that there was no evidence to support these claims.
The deciding factor: VA medical examinations and opinions did not find a causal link between the veteran's stasis ulcers and either his service or his service-connected steatomatosis.
- Claimed conditions
- stasis ulcers
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- March 8, 2006
- Citation
- 0606654
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- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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