The Board found that the Veteran's deep vein thrombosis of the right lower extremity was not incurred in or as a result of service and is not proximately due to or the result of his service-connected residuals, chip fracture, right great toe.
The deciding factor: VA medical advisory opinion concluded that it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's DVT of the right lower extremity was caused by homocysteinemia rather than being related to his military service or a service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- deep vein thrombosis (DVT) of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 19, 2010
- Citation
- 1018569
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