The Board granted service connection for various conditions, including obstructive sleep apnea, left hip condition, GERD, irritable bowel syndrome, back condition, right knee condition, left ankle condition, right ankle condition, erectile dysfunction, and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, all secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral foot/toe conditions.

The deciding factor: The Board found a medical nexus between each of the Veteran's current conditions and his service-connected bilateral foot/toe conditions based on the evidence of record, including private opinions from Dr. M.R., and resolved any reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

Claimed conditions

Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), Left Hip Condition, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Back Condition, Right Knee Condition, Left Ankle Condition, Right Ankle Condition, Erectile Dysfunction, Left Lower Extremity Radiculopathy, Right Lower Extremity Radiculopathy

How they argued it

Secondary to another service-connected condition

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

November 4, 2025

Citation

A25095945

Want to see how appeals like this one tend to go? Appeals like mine