The Board denied service connection for calluses and warts of both feet, as well as DJD of the right hip. The Veteran's current diagnoses were not established during his active duty service.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence linking the current diagnosed conditions to service or any in-service injury.
- Claimed conditions
- calluses of bilateral feet, warts of bilateral feet, degenerative joint disease (DJD) of the right hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 30, 2009
- Citation
- 0937154
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