The Board has determined that the veteran's atherosclerotic peripheral vascular disease, claimed as claudication, was not incurred or aggravated during active service. The claim is denied.
The deciding factor: There are no medical records showing treatment for atherosclerotic peripheral vascular disease or claudication in service and the earliest record of treatment post-service is over 12 years after separation from service.
- Claimed conditions
- atherosclerotic peripheral vascular disease, claudication
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 5, 2007
- Citation
- 0700264
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