The Board denied service connection for hypercholesterolemia, lymphomas, and blood clot(s) as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the appellant's military service.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record does not reflect any current disability associated with the claimed conditions during or approximate to the pendency of the claim, and there is no persuasive evidence linking them to the appellant's military service.
- Claimed conditions
- hypercholesterolemia, lymphomas, blood clot(s)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25030991
What this means for you
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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