The Board granted service connection for right and left knee, and left hip disabilities as secondary to the Veteran's lumbar spine disability. An earlier effective date of August 19, 2009, was also granted for a TDIU.

The deciding factor: Service connection for the right and left foot, vision, and right hand disabilities were denied due to lack of evidence supporting their direct or secondary relationship to service. The knees and hip were granted as they are proximately due to his lumbar spine disability. An earlier effective date was granted based on the Veteran's inability to work from August 19, 2009, to April 6, 2010.

Claimed conditions

right foot disability, left foot disability, vision disability, right hand disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, left hip disability

How they argued it

Not specified

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

November 6, 2025

Citation

25013739

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