The Veteran's osteopenia was diagnosed during her military service and is therefore considered to have been incurred therein.
The deciding factor: Osteopenia manifested during the Veteran's military service as evidenced by a DEXA scan in 2007, which was not present prior to service.
- Claimed conditions
- osteopenia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 14, 2014
- Citation
- 1431417
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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