The Board denied service connection for lower back strain, left knee strain or sprain, tinnitus, and generalized anxiety disorder as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions began during active service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record persuasively weighs against finding that the Veteran's lower back strain, left knee strain or sprain, tinnitus, and generalized anxiety disorder were chronic in service, manifested to a compensable degree within a one year presumptive period after separation from service, or are otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.
- Claimed conditions
- lower back strain (lumbosacral strain), left knee strain or sprain, tinnitus (ringing or hissing in ears), generalized anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25108400
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