The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a plantar wart of the right foot with renal failure, finding that there was no evidence to support a direct link between the condition in service and the current disability.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinions indicated that while the veteran had a plantar wart during service, it resolved. The subsequent kidney problems were attributed to diabetes mellitus rather than the original foot condition.
- Claimed conditions
- plantar wart, renal failure
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 13, 2008
- Citation
- 0827352
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The Board denied service connection for acute sinusitis, gastroenteritis, a plantar wart, plantar fasciitis, and a right shoulder disorder due to the lack of current diagnoses in the medical records.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis for any of the claimed conditions and thus, service connection is denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's causes of death, including Agent Orange exposure and contaminated water exposure at Camp Lejeune. The appellant is free to highlight post-decisional evidence for the benefit of the examiner.
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