The Board denied the claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of right lower extremity varicose veins, finding that the earliest possible effective date is July 8, 2010.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence indicating a formal or informal claim for service connection prior to July 8, 2010.
- Claimed conditions
- Right lower extremity varicose veins
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 25, 2018
- Citation
- 18121077
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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