Granted
The Board granted service connection for obesity, finding that it results in functional impairment of earning capacity and is secondary to the Veteran's service-connected knee conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's obesity was found to result in functional impairment of earning capacity and is linked to his service-connected bilateral knee conditions through chronic musculoskeletal pain and osteoarthritis.
- Claimed conditions
- obesity
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25103315
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