The Board denied service connection for a disability resulting in bilateral lower extremity edema as secondary to the Veteran's lumbar spine disability due to insufficient evidence linking the two conditions.

The deciding factor: The examiner opined that it was less likely than not that the Veteran's chronic venous insufficiency of the bilateral lower extremities and localized edema were caused or aggravated by his service-connected lumbar spine disability, citing unrelated etiologies for both conditions.

Claimed conditions

bilateral lower extremity edema

How they argued it

Secondary to another service-connected condition

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

March 4, 2025

Citation

25003060

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