The Veteran's epistaxis is etiologically related to medication used to treat his service-connected status post DVT with post phlebitis syndrome, and the Board grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: Epistaxis was found to be secondary to Coumadin therapy used to treat the Veteran's service-connected status post DVT with post phlebitis syndrome.
- Claimed conditions
- epistaxis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 18, 2018
- Citation
- 1803189
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