Denied
The Board denied service connection for various bilateral musculoskeletal conditions and obstructive sleep apnea as they were not related to the Veteran's service or a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that any of the claimed conditions began during service, are otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease, or are caused or aggravated by the service-connected lumbar spine disability.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral knee condition, bilateral hand condition, bilateral wrist condition, bilateral elbow condition, bilateral shoulder condition, bilateral hip condition, bilateral ankle condition, bilateral foot condition, obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25088028
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