Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hip pain, GERD, supraventricular tachycardia/atrial fibrillation, and peripheral artery disease as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected mechanical low back pain with degenerative disc disease and spinal stenosis.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran's current hip pain, GERD, supraventricular tachycardia/atrial fibrillation, or peripheral artery disease were proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected mechanical low back pain with degenerative disc disease and spinal stenosis.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hip pain, Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), Supraventricular tachycardia/atrial fibrillation (SVT/AFib), Peripheral artery disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25108749
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