Dismissed
The Board dismissed the veteran's claims for service connection and ratings for various conditions, as well as appeals related to an earlier effective date for a disability rating.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his claims during the hearing, and there was no evidence of continuous pursuit or other basis for an earlier effective date.
- Claimed conditions
- migraines, respiratory disability (lung condition), arteriosclerotic heart disease, diabetes mellitus type 2, diabetic nephropathy secondary to diabetes mellitus type 2, GERD, squamous cell carcinoma, hemorrhoids, Crohn's disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25086857
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