The Veteran's degenerative joint disease of the bilateral hands and feet was not incurred during his active military service, is not shown to be causally or etiologically related to his active military service, and is not shown to have manifested within one year from the date of his separation from the military.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined that the current degenerative joint disease of the bilateral hands and feet was less likely than not incurred in or caused by exposure to cold weather during the Korean War. The Veteran's mild and minimal degenerative joint disease was associated with age and normal wear and tear on joints throughout the years.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) of the bilateral hands and feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 2, 2016
- Citation
- 1642323
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