The Board denied service connection for arthritis, glaucoma, and calluses. The veteran's claims were based on the presumption of soundness at entry into service, but there is no evidence of arthritis or glaucoma in service or within one year after separation. Calluses are not shown to have been incurred during service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a finding that the veteran has current disabilities of arthritis, glaucoma, or calluses, and there is no competent medical evidence linking any current disability to service.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis, glaucoma, calluses
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 1, 2002
- Citation
- 0215511
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