The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have varicosities of the lower right leg as a result of service, and therefore denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: Medical evidence did not establish a link between the Veteran's current varicose veins and an in-service injury to the right knee, given the long period of time between discharge from active duty and the first documented symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- varicosities of the lower right leg, scar residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 1, 2013
- Citation
- 1314397
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- Remanded (sent back)
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