The Board has determined that the veteran's peripheral vascular disease, claimed as a circulatory problem, was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and is therefore denied.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's peripheral vascular disease to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral Vascular Disease, Circulatory Problem
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 14, 2006
- Citation
- 0629106
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What this means for you
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