The Board denied service connection for a low back disability, left ankle disability, right ankle disability, and left knee disability as the evidence did not show that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active-duty service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that each claimed disability was less likely than not due to his active-duty service. The service treatment records were silent for any complaints or injuries related to these disabilities, and the first reports of many disabilities were around September 2014 during a private medical exam, long after separation from service.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back disability (claimed as low back pain), Left ankle disability, Right ankle disability, Left knee disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2025
- Citation
- 25014000
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