The Veteran's facial hyperpigmentation (melasma) is granted as service connected.,The Veteran's postphlebitic syndrome is remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: For the facial disfigurement claim, the evidence shows a positive nexus between the Veteran’s in-service sun exposure and his current diagnosis of hyperpigmentation. For the postphlebitic syndrome claim, additional medical examination and opinion are needed to determine its etiology.
- Claimed conditions
- facial disfigurement (melasma), postphlebitic syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19119414
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,454 · Granted: 23% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for postphlebitic syndrome and varicose veins, finding that the Veteran does not have these conditions or they are not related to his service.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his postphlebitic syndrome likely contributed to his death due to a pulmonary embolism.
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