Denied
The Board denied service connection for obesity and Vitamin D deficiency as they do not meet the criteria for direct service connection.
The deciding factor: Obesity is not considered a disability for VA benefits purposes, and Vitamin D deficiency does not result in functional impairment or an underlying condition that would qualify it as a disability.
- Claimed conditions
- obesity, Vitamin D deficiency
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25021429
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