Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a left hip disorder, an increased rating for a left knee disability, and an increased rating for a cervical spine disability. The claim for service connection for hypertension was remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence received since the previous decision did not establish a nexus between the claimed conditions and military service or show that the disabilities warranted higher ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip disorder, hypertension (to include as due to service-connected disabilities), left knee disability, cervical spine disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25109482
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