The Board denied service connection for right lower extremity varicose veins, deep vein thrombosis with pulmonary embolism (DVT/PE), and post-phlebitis syndrome. Service connection was granted for left lower extremity varicose veins.,Service connection was not established for the claimed vascular disabilities due to lack of evidence showing a nexus between service and these conditions.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there is no clear and unmistakable evidence (CUE) that the Veteran's thrombophilia, diagnosed as protein S deficiency, was aggravated by service. The examiner opined that it was less likely than not that the condition was incurred in or caused by service.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity varicose veins, right lower extremity varicose veins, deep vein thrombosis with pulmonary embolism (DVT/PE), post-phlebitic syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2021
- Citation
- 21003336
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board has granted earlier effective dates of January 15, 2019 for the grant of service connection for left lower extremity varicose veins, right lower extremity varicose veins, and bilateral plantar fasciitis.,The appeals concerning the issues of entitlement to an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for allergic rhinitis, bilateral hearing loss, and scar of the scalp have been withdrawn.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew her appeal, and the Board has dismissed it.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development and readjudication due to non-compliance with prior remand directives.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for post-phlebitic syndrome, finding that the condition is related to a right ankle injury sustained during service and resulting in chronic lower extremity swelling and pain.
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