The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral leg disability, including chronic thrombophlebitis and DVT, finding that there was no evidence to support a nexus between his current conditions and active duty service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that it would be highly unlikely that the diagnosed chronic thrombophlebitis and DVT had its onset during service or was otherwise etiologically related to his active duty service due to lack of medical records showing treatment for these conditions from the time of separation until they were first treated in 1989.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic thrombophlebitis, deep venous thrombosis (DVT)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 25, 2024
- Citation
- A24060479
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