Denied
The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including right and left hip, right and left knee, left shoulder, callus of the left big toe, and pharyngitis, as there was no evidence to support a link between these conditions and the Veteran's active military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found that the current disabilities were less likely than not incurred in or caused by service, with no chronicity shown during or after service for any of the claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip disability, left hip disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, left shoulder disability, callus of the left big toe, pharyngitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2025
- Citation
- 25014202
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