The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for DVT, finding that there is no evidence to support a nexus between his current disability and any incident of active military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that under these circumstances, it would be speculative to find a nexus between the veteran's current DVT and his in-service swollen ankles.
- Claimed conditions
- Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 20, 2006
- Citation
- 0618038
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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