The VA denied the appellant's claims for service connection for pulmonary tuberculosis (inactive) and acute bronchitis with asthma, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his active duty for training.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support a link between the current lung disorders and the appellant's service in the Army National Guard.
- Claimed conditions
- pulmonary tuberculosis (inactive), acute bronchitis with asthma
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 28, 2000
- Citation
- 0011346
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