The Board denied service connection for left and right hip conditions, a higher rating for left ankle strain, and remanded claims for low back and right knee conditions.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show current diagnoses of the claimed hip or low back conditions, and there was no sufficient medical evidence to establish a nexus between the Veteran's service-connected left ankle condition and her claimed hip and low back conditions. The Veteran's symptoms were subjective in nature, and the objective medical evidence did not support a diagnosis of a hip condition.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip condition (LHC), right hip condition (RHC), low back condition (LBC), right knee condition (RKC)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25095606
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