The Board denied service connection and a temporary total rating for AAA based on convalescence. The Veteran's back disorder, PVD/PAD of the lower extremities, and AAA were not found to be related to his service or service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence of chronic back disease during service, and the Veteran did not have a current disability that could be linked to service or service-connected residuals of a left posterior communicating artery aneurysm. The Board also noted that there were no medical records indicating any connection between his back pain and service.
- Claimed conditions
- Back Disorder, Bilateral Foot Disorder, Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD)/Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) of the Lower Extremities, Abdominal Aortic Anomaly (AAA), Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 4, 2018
- Citation
- 1800400
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