The Board found that the veteran's peripheral vascular disease and its residuals, including recurrent transient ischemic attacks, cerebrovascular accidents, visual impairment, and loss of sex drive, were not incurred in or aggravated by his active duty service. The Board also determined there was no legal basis to establish entitlement to secondary service connection for these conditions based on nicotine dependence.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a direct link between the veteran's active duty service and the development of peripheral vascular disease and its residuals, including recurrent transient ischemic attacks, cerebrovascular accidents, visual impairment, and loss of sex drive. The Board also found that there was no legal basis to establish secondary service connection for these conditions based on nicotine dependence.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral Vascular Disease, Recurrent Transient Ischemic Attacks, Cerebrovascular Accidents, Visual Impairment, Loss of Sex Drive
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 18, 2007
- Citation
- 0711540
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