Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for obesity, as it is not considered a disability for which VA compensation benefits are payable.
The deciding factor: Obesity was not found to be a disability under applicable regulations and case law, and therefore cannot be granted service connection on either a direct or secondary basis.
- Claimed conditions
- obesity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25020894
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