The veteran's claims for service connection were denied as his conditions are not related to military service or due to an undiagnosed illness. The subcutaneous nodule of the right costal margin is presumed to have been incurred during active duty.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a finding that any of the veteran's claimed conditions were incurred in or aggravated by his military service, nor can they be attributed to an undiagnosed illness. The subcutaneous nodule of the right costal margin is presumed to have been incurred during active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- Low Back Disorder, Right Ankle Disorder, Rash on Legs, Left Foot Disorder, Healed Laceration of Right Middle Finger, Scrotal Tongue, Residuals of Smoke Inhalation, Residuals of Blood Infection, Subcutaneous Nodule of Right Costal Margin, Hearing Loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 2, 2001
- Citation
- 0112553
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