The Board denied service connection for left knee arthritis, pain; right knee arthritis, pain; sciatic nerve pain right leg; left foot arthritis, pain; and right foot arthritis, pain as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine degenerative arthritis with disc bulging due to insufficient evidence of a nexus between these conditions and her service or service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was no sufficient competent medical evidence to establish a nexus between the Veteran's bilateral knee arthritis, sciatic nerve pain right leg, left foot arthritis, pain, and right foot arthritis, pain and either her active duty service or her service-connected lumbar spine degenerative arthritis with disc bulging.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee arthritis, pain, right knee arthritis, pain, sciatic nerve pain right leg, left foot arthritis, pain, right foot arthritis, pain
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25052097
What this means for you
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