Denied
The Board denied service connection for sciatica, lumbar strain, and bilateral hip disability as the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of any of these conditions.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence suggesting functional impairment of earning capacity for any of the three asserted disabilities, and VA examiners found that he did not suffer from any objective signs or symptoms to support any diagnoses related to the claimed disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- sciatica, lumbar strain, bilateral hip disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25095683
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