The Board denied service connection for weight gain and remanded several issues related to the Veteran's other claimed disabilities, including ratings for various musculoskeletal conditions and service connection for psychiatric and other medical conditions.
The deciding factor: The claimant did not have a current disability of weight gain that was incurred in or aggravated by active military service. The evidence did not support a finding of a causal relationship between the Veteran's claimed weight gain and his period of active duty, and thus, service connection for weight gain was denied.
- Claimed conditions
- weight gain, bilateral plantar fasciitis, low back disability (degenerative arthritis), right elbow tenosynovitis, left elbow tenosynovitis, right knee arthralgia, left knee arthralgia, right ankle tenosynovitis, left ankle tenosynovitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD, depression, anxiety), Hashimoto's disease (thyroiditis), hyperthyroidism, respiratory disability (asthma), hemorrhoids, intestinal disability (diarrhea), fatigue
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2025
- Citation
- 25001631
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