The Board denied service connection for Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) as it was not incurred in or aggravated by service, and there is no evidence of herbicide exposure. The Veteran's claim was based on direct service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence establishing a nexus between the Veteran's PVD and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2020
- Citation
- 20070482
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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