The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a circulatory condition, finding no current evidence of such condition and attributing any symptoms to other causes.
The deciding factor: The VA examination did not find a current circulatory condition in the Veteran, and his symptoms were attributed to clinical right L4/L5 radiculopathy and other non-service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- circulatory condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 17, 2021
- Citation
- 21029927
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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