The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for a lung disorder but denied it on the merits. The incisional hernia claim was also denied.
The deciding factor: There is no competent evidence of a nexus between current lung disorders and alleged asbestos exposure in service or treatment for hemoptysis noted in service.
- Claimed conditions
- lung disorder, incisional hernia
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2000
- Citation
- 0002126
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a new VA examination to address functional impairment and to determine whether the Veteran has an incisional inguinal hernia.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for a thyroid disorder and remanded claims for lung, skin, psychiatric, and back disorders.
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