Denied
The Board denied service connection for chronic sinusitis, left knee disability, right knee disability, and lumbar spine disability as there was no evidence of a current disability or that the disabilities were related to the Veteran's active duty service.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding of a current disability or a nexus between the claimed disabilities and the Veteran's active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic sinusitis, left knee disability (bilateral knee joint osteoarthritis and bone island proximal of the left tibia), right knee disability (bilateral knee joint osteoarthritis), lumbar spine disability (facet arthritis at L5/S1)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25105852
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