The Board denied service connection for a low back condition, migraines headaches, left knee condition, and right knee condition as the evidence did not support the existence of current disabilities related to military service.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran had a current disability of a low back condition, migraines headaches, left knee condition, or right knee condition that was incurred in or aggravated by active service.
- Claimed conditions
- low back condition, migraines headaches, left knee condition, right knee condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25099956
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,188 · Granted: 23% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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