The Veteran's bilateral varicose veins were incurred in active service and the Board grants service connection for this condition. The other issues are addressed but not resolved.
The deciding factor: The Veteran had bilateral varicose veins during active duty, which is considered a direct service connection as there was no presumption or secondary link to another condition.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral varicose veins, end-stage renal disease, hepatitis C, right leg disorder other than varicose veins, left leg disorder other than varicose veins, low back disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 30, 2010
- Citation
- 1028517
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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