Denied
The Board denied service connection for lumbar spine, left knee, right knee, left hip, and right hip disabilities as they were not shown to be related to the Veteran's active duty or secondary to a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding of an in-service disease or injury involving the claimed conditions, nor was there a nexus between the current disabilities and service.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine disability, to include lumbosacral strain, left knee disability, to include strain, right knee disability, to include strain, left hip disability, to include tendinitis, right hip disability, to include tendinitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25109900
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