Denied
The Board denied service connection for the veteran's left knee, lumbar spine, and bilateral hip degenerative diseases as there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between these conditions and his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA clinician opined that the appellant's current left knee pain is due to excessive use as a postal carrier and working in an ambulance. For the lumbar spine, the clinician stated that the back condition is the result of a non-military work injury as an EMT.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee disability, lumbar spine disability (degenerative disc disease), left hip degenerative disease, right hip degenerative disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25097298
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