The Board has determined that the Veteran's lymphedema of the lower extremities is not etiologically related to service.
The deciding factor: Multiple medical opinions have found no evidence linking the Veteran's lymphedema to his military service, including a lack of swelling or lymphadema during service and negative findings on his discharge examination report.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral lymphedema of the lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2010
- Citation
- 1043514
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The appeal to reduce the veteran's rating for bilateral lymphedema of the lower extremities from 100 percent to 20 percent was dismissed because it was premature.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral lymphedema of the lower extremities has been granted. The claims for increased ratings for right and left knee disabilities have been withdrawn by the Veteran.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including obesity, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, congestive heart failure, lung disability (to include lung cancer), eye disability, bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, bilateral lymphedema of the lower extremities, erectile dysfunction, and sleep apnea. The Board found that these conditions were not incurred or aggravated by active service nor proximately due to any exposure to toxic fumes or chemicals in service.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including coronary artery disease, obesity, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, congestive heart failure, lung disability, eye disability, peripheral neuropathy, lymphedema, erectile dysfunction, and sleep apnea. The evidence does not support a current diagnosis of any of these conditions.
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