The Board finds that the veteran's peripheral vascular disease of the lower extremities and generalized atherosclerotic disease are secondary to his nicotine dependence acquired in service.
The deciding factor: Medical evidence establishes a relationship between the veteran's history of heavy smoking/nicotine dependence and his current conditions, with 95% of his problems attributed to smoking.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral vascular disease of lower extremities, Generalized atherosclerotic disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 25, 2006
- Citation
- 0611933
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