The Board found that the Veteran's amputations were not incurred in or aggravated during active service and are not proximately due to or the result of a service-connected disorder.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of circulatory problems, peripheral vascular disease, or gangrene of the right small toe or lower right extremity during service or within the first year after separation from service. The amputations were related to diabetes and smoking rather than any injury sustained in service.
- Claimed conditions
- circulatory problems, peripheral vascular disease, gangrene
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 24, 2011
- Citation
- 1111756
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