The Board found that the Veteran's deep vein thrombosis (DVT) of the right leg did not manifest during service and is unrelated to service, thus denying his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined that the DVT was spontaneous and developed after separation from service, related to the Factor V Leiden genetic mutation, which the Veteran had sought but was denied service connection for.
- Claimed conditions
- Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) of the right leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 18, 2013
- Citation
- 1329918
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