The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral leg amputations, finding that there is no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the current amputations are not related to any in-service injury or disease and were due to a nonservice-connected peripheral vascular disease.
- Claimed conditions
- amputation of the left leg below the knee, amputation of the right leg above the knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 23, 2011
- Citation
- 1135919
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for further development, including obtaining a new VA opinion and issuing a statement of the case.
- Dismissed
The appeal regarding service connection for amputation of the right leg above the knee is dismissed as it has been granted in a previous rating decision. The issue of compensation under section 1151 for the same disability is remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for amputation of the right leg above the knee is being remanded due to procedural issues. The eligibility for financial assistance in the purchase of an automobile with adaptive equipment is also being remanded.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection and financial assistance due to procedural issues, and will remand these claims under the legacy system.
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