Denied
The Board denied the appellant's claim for VA home loan benefits due to a lack of qualifying service as established by service department records.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish any period of active duty, active duty for training, or inactive duty training, and lay statements alone cannot be used to establish veteran status.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25087209
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