The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of epididymitis, a bilateral foot rash, and arthritis of the feet as there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between these conditions and his military service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show that the veteran's current conditions were related to any cold injury or other incident during his military service. The VA examiners concluded that the veteran's current conditions, including BPH, bilateral foot rash, and arthritis of the feet, were not caused by or aggravated by his in-service epididymitis or a cold injury.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of epididymitis, Bilateral foot rash, Arthritis of the feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 3, 2008
- Citation
- 0811108
What this means for you
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