The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an initial compensable rating for bulimia, as there was no evidence of incapacitating episodes of up to two weeks total duration per year.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran experienced incapacitating episodes of up to two weeks total duration per year due to her bulimia.
- Claimed conditions
- bulimia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2025
- Citation
- A25009263
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,911 · Granted: 10% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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