Denied
The Board denied service connection for pulmonary emphysema, gastroparesis, and granulomatous hepatitis due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service or toxic exposure. The claim for left ventricular systolic dysfunction was remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's claimed conditions were related to her in-service exposures, and there was no current diagnosis of gastroparesis or liver cancer.
- Claimed conditions
- pulmonary emphysema, gastroparesis, granulomatous hepatitis (claimed as liver cancer), left ventricular systolic dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25089459
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