The Board denied service connection for lymphedema of the right lower extremity, finding that there is no medical evidence linking it to service or a service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: VA examiners provided opinions concluding that the Veteran's lymphedema of the right lower extremity was less likely than not caused by his service-connected chronic venous insufficiency of the left lower extremity and did not have its onset during service.
- Claimed conditions
- lymphedema of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2018
- Citation
- 1801927
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- Granted
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- Denied
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- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus (DM) is not found to be the cause of his lymphedema of the left and right lower extremities or a heart infection. The Board denied entitlement to service connection for these conditions.
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