The Veteran's vascular disability is not proximately due to, the result of, or aggravated by his service-connected right ankle and knee disabilities. The Board finds that the March 2008 VA medical opinion constitutes probative evidence against the Veteran's claim.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's vascular disease was more likely due to his morbid obesity, sedentary lifestyle, and elevated lipids than due to falls from an ankle condition.
- Claimed conditions
- osteomylitis, vascular disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 14, 2011
- Citation
- 1122876
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for hyperlipidemia and remanded the claims for anemia, chronic kidney disease, heart disability (including atrial fibrillation), vascular disability, and vitamin D deficiency due to inadequate medical evidence.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied service connection for basal cell carcinoma, vascular disability, and allergic rhinitis. The claims for these conditions are being remanded due to procedural errors in the initial decision.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for basal cell carcinoma, a vascular disability, and allergic rhinitis due to issues with the hearing process and the need to obtain private treatment records from 1972.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection and rating increases have been dismissed due to his death.
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