The Board has granted service connection for bilateral foot, hip, and right shoulder DJD. The decision is based on the Veteran's consistent reports of symptoms since separation from service.
The deciding factor: The evidence was approximately evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's DJD conditions were related to his active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot degenerative joint disease (DJD), left foot DJD, right hip DJD, left hip DJD, right shoulder DJD
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2023
- Citation
- A23028753
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