The Board granted service connection for left hip osteoarthritis and right hip osteoarthritis as secondary to the Veteran's now service-connected knee disabilities, but denied service connection for a variety of other conditions including bilateral ankle, shoulder, foot, mood disorder, tinnitus, hyperlipidemia, and knees.

The deciding factor: The evidence was approximately balanced in favor of granting service connection for left hip osteoarthritis and right hip osteoarthritis as secondary to the Veteran's now service-connected knee disabilities. However, there was no persuasive evidence linking the other claimed conditions to the Veteran's active military service or a service-connected disability.

Claimed conditions

left ankle, right ankle, tinnitus, left shoulder, right shoulder, mood disorder, to include depression and anxiety, left foot, right foot, hyperlipidemia, left hip osteoarthritis, right hip osteoarthritis, left knee disability, right knee disability

How they argued it

Not specified

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

December 4, 2025

Citation

A25104441

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