The Board denied service connection for venous insufficiency of the right and left lower extremities, as well as an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals of an avulsion fracture of the right ankle.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence or opinion suggesting a nexus between the Veteran's venous insufficiency and service, and the symptoms are not shown to result in any additional functional loss beyond that already contemplated by the assigned rating.
- Claimed conditions
- venous insufficiency of the right lower extremity, venous insufficiency of the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 27, 2009
- Citation
- 0907430
What this means for you
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