Denied
The Board denied all claims for increased ratings and service connection for the veteran's conditions.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record persuasively weighs against finding that any of the claimed disabilities began during active service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.
- Claimed conditions
- asbestosis, bilateral shoulder disability, diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, bilateral varicose veins of the lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2025
- Citation
- 25000821
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