Anacleto S. Cayat, Claimant-Appellant v. R. James Nicholson, Secretary of Veterans Affairs

LOURIE, Circuit Judge.

Anacleto S. Cayat (“Cayat”) appeals from the decision of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (“Veterans Court”) affirming the decision of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (“Board”) denying his claim for service-connected disability. Cayat v. Nicholson, No. 04-66, 2005 WL 419074 (Vet.App. Feb.18, 2005) (“Decision”). We affirm.

BACKGROUND

From October 1943 to March 1946, Ca-yat, as a member of the Philippine Army, served with the U.S. Armed Forces in ' World War II. Cayat continued to serve in .'the Philippine Army from 1947 to June 1966, including service…