The Board found that the Veteran's right and left lower extremity peripheral vascular disease and neuropathy were not caused by VA medical care, or if they were, it was not due to an event that was reasonably foreseeable. Therefore, compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is denied.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the Veteran's peripheral vascular disease and neuropathy did not result from VA medical care, or if they did, it was not due to an event that was reasonably foreseeable.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral Vascular Disease, Neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 1, 2013
- Citation
- 1335236
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