The Board has determined that the veteran's stasis ulcers and numbness of the right leg are not related to his service-connected coronary artery disease, status post-coronary artery bypass grafting with hypertension.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence showing a direct relationship between the veteran's current conditions and his service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- stasis ulcers, numbness of the right leg
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 19, 2007
- Citation
- 0721793
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