Granted
The Board granted service connection for a back condition, left foot pes planus, bilateral knee disability, and right hip disability based on the evidence supporting their occurrence during active duty.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's statements and medical opinions provided sufficient evidence to establish a nexus between his current disabilities and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- back condition (to include low back pain, spondylosis, degenerative disc disease and degenerative arthritis), left foot pes planus, bilateral knee disability (to include bilateral knee pain, left knee degenerative joint disease and right knee degenerative arthritis), right hip disability (to include pain of the right hip joint, degenerative joint disease and osteoarthritis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25102372
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