The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for peripheral vascular disorder (PVD) as there was no evidence of a nexus between his current PVD and his military service, including exposure to herbicides. The preponderance of the evidence did not support the claim.
The deciding factor: There is no medical opinion linking the Veteran’s current PVD to his active duty service or any incident therein.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral Vascular Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 9, 2018
- Citation
- 18101687
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- Denied
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- Denied
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- Denied
The Board found no evidence of cold injury residuals during service or for many years thereafter, and the Veteran's current diagnosed peripheral neuropathy is unrelated to service. The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran does not have cold injury residuals.
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