Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including left and right ankle pain, lumbar spine pain, left lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, left knee pain, and right ear hearing loss.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence of in-service incurrence or a nexus between the claimed conditions and the Veteran's service, and the private chiropractor's opinion was based on incorrect facts.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle condition, right ankle condition, lumbar spine condition, left lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, left knee condition, right ear hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25106753
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