The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left lower leg/ankle laceration and patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFS), finding that his symptoms were related to his already service-connected DVT.
The deciding factor: Service connection was not granted as the Veteran's reported residuals of a laceration are attributed to his service-connected DVT, which is considered the primary cause of his current symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower leg/ankle laceration, left lower leg deep venous thrombosis (DVT), patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFS)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2024
- Citation
- 24031560
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,044 · Granted: 21% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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