The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral vascular disease of both legs, finding that there is no medical evidence to support a nexus between his service-connected diabetes mellitus and these conditions.
The deciding factor: Medical opinions provided by VA examiners do not establish a link between the veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus and either leg's peripheral vascular disease.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral Vascular Disease of the Right Leg, Peripheral Vascular Disease of the Left Leg
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 28, 2008
- Citation
- 0806784
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed left leg condition, diagnosed as peripheral vascular disease of the left leg, is not related to his active service. The VA examiner found no connection between the Veteran's in-service injury and his current PVD.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's peripheral vascular disease of the left leg is not etiologically related to active service and therefore denied his claim. The issue of service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities is addressed in the REMAND portion of the decision.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's peripheral vascular disease of the left leg was found to meet criteria for a 40 percent evaluation prior to December 12, 2012. Beginning December 12, 2012, the condition met criteria for a 60 percent evaluation.
- Whole decision: Granted
The veteran's claim for PTSD was reopened, and he is granted compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for additional peripheral vascular disease of the left leg due to VA treatment on April 22, 2002. The claim for brain damage is denied.
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