The Board denied service connection for Peripheral Vascular Disease and Diabetes Mellitus Type 2, finding no evidence of onset during service or a causal relationship to service.,The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for Ischemic Heart Disease was also denied.
The deciding factor: There is no probative medical evidence showing the Veteran had Peripheral Vascular Disease or Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 prior to November 1, 2017, and there is insufficient evidence linking these conditions to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD), Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 (DMT2)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19170463
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for peripheral vascular disease, finding that it was not related to his active service or any of his service-connected disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) and Carotid Artery Stenosis (CAS), both secondary to his service-connected hypertension.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) as it is related to a cold injury sustained during active duty. The decision resolves the doubt in favor of the Veteran.
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