The Board denied service connection for left knee, right ankle, and left ankle disorders, as well as obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and vertigo, due to a lack of evidence showing these conditions were incurred in or caused by the Veteran's military service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a finding that any of the claimed conditions are related to the Veteran's military service based on the absence of in-service symptoms and current diagnoses.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee disorder, right ankle disorder, left ankle disorder, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), vertigo
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25021654
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,162 · Granted: 21% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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