Granted
The Board granted service connection for multiple conditions, including a back condition, sacroiliitis, and degenerative arthritis in various joints.
The deciding factor: The nexus opinion from the medical doctor specializing in occupational, sports, and aviation medicine provided probative evidence linking the Veteran's current conditions to his active service.
- Claimed conditions
- back condition (degenerative arthritis, degenerative disc disease, spondylolisthesis), sacroiliitis, right hand degenerative arthritis, left hand degenerative arthritis, right hip strain, left hip strain, right knee degenerative arthritis, left knee strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25102387
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