The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for degenerative joint disease of the bilateral feet, finding that it is not related to his military service and did not manifest within one year of separation.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found no evidence linking the Veteran's current degenerative joint disease of the bilateral feet to his military service or any service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative joint disease of the bilateral feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 27, 2021
- Citation
- 21032425
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