The Board has denied service connection for low back disorder with radiculopathy, right hip disorder, left hip disorder, right knee disorder, left knee disorder, right ankle disorder, and left ankle disorder. The Veteran's claims of these conditions are based on direct service connection without any presumption or secondary to a service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a finding that the claimed disorders are related to active service.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back disorder with radiculopathy, Right hip disorder, Left hip disorder, Right knee disorder, Left knee disorder, Right ankle disorder, Left ankle disorder, Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2026
- Citation
- 26001582
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