The Veteran's warts are not service-connected as they are a known clinical diagnosis and there is no evidence of their onset during active duty.,The Veteran's residuals of recurrent giardia are also a known clinical diagnosis, with no indication that the condition began during his military service.
The deciding factor: There is no objective medical evidence showing warts or residual giardiasis were present during service and there is no credible evidence linking these conditions to active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- warts, residuals of recurrent giardia, disability manifested by urinary incontinence
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 2, 2013
- Citation
- 1310938
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