Denied
The Board denied service connection for left and right leg conditions due to the lack of a current diagnosis, while remanding claims for low back and bilateral knee conditions for further development.
The deciding factor: There was insufficient evidence to support a diagnosis at the time of the examination, and pain alone without functional impairment does not constitute a disability for service connection purposes.
- Claimed conditions
- left leg condition, right leg condition, low back condition, left knee condition, right knee condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25012064
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