The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various eating disorders, finding that there is no persuasive evidence of a current disability or symptoms related to these conditions.
The deciding factor: The medical records did not support the presence of an eating disorder and were insufficient to establish a current disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Binge eating, Self-induced vomiting, Measures to prevent weight gain, Resistance to weight loss even though when below expected weight, Self-induced weight loss to less than 80 percent of expected weight, Self-induced weight loss to less than 85 percent of expected weight
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 13, 2026
- Citation
- A26003281
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