Denied
The Board denied service connection for a right knee disability, left knee disability, right hip disability, left hip disability, kidney condition, and hypertension as the evidence did not support the claims.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran had a current diagnosis related to his bilateral knees, hips, or kidneys during the pendency of the claim. For hypertension, the VA examiner's opinion was found inadequate due to lack of consideration of specific in-service blood pressure readings and other factors.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee disability, left knee disability, right hip disability, left hip disability, kidney condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25092820
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