The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for inclusion body myositis, finding no evidence that it was related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that the Veteran's inclusion body myositis is less likely than not caused by his in-service exposure to herbicides or other environmental hazards.
- Claimed conditions
- inclusion body myositis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25103498
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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