The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for left leg deep vein thrombosis and granted entitlement to a total rating based on individual employability due to service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish a relationship between the Veteran's current DVT and his active duty service, while he was found unable to maintain gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- left leg deep vein thrombosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19165359
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What this means for you
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