The Board denied an increased rating for left leg varicose veins and service connection for right leg varicose veins. The veteran's right leg varicose veins were not shown to be related to his service-connected left leg condition.
The deciding factor: Right leg varicose veins were not shown to be caused by or related to the service-connected left leg varicose veins, and there was no evidence of direct service connection for the right leg condition.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Varicose veins in the left leg","status":"Severe"}, {"condition_name":"Varicose veins in the right leg","status":"Not shown to be related to service-connected condition in the left leg"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 18, 2006
- Citation
- 0621007
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