The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for peripheral vascular disease, finding that there is no evidence of a current disability related to service or herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the most probative evidence does not support a link between the Veteran's current peripheral vascular disease and his military service or herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral Vascular Disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2020
- Citation
- 20073129
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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