The Veteran's arthritis of the bilateral feet is related to service, and he was granted service connection for erectile dysfunction, hypertension, and peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities as secondary to diabetes mellitus. The Veteran's claims for arthritis of the right hand and bilateral feet were not addressed due to a lack of jurisdiction.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not provide evidence that he had arthritis of the right hand or bilateral feet during service, and there is no medical evidence linking these conditions to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Arthritis of the right hand, Arthritis of bilateral feet, Erectile dysfunction, Hypertension, Peripheral neuropathy of the lower left extremity, Peripheral neuropathy of the lower right extremity
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 3, 2011
- Citation
- 1117066
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