The Board has determined that the veteran's current diagnoses of bronchitis and pneumonia are secondary to his service-connected arrested pulmonary tuberculosis.
The deciding factor: Private medical records and opinions support a connection between the veteran's service-connected tuberculosis and his current respiratory issues, including recurring bronchitis and pneumonia.
- Claimed conditions
- bronchitis, pneumonia
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- June 5, 2001
- Citation
- 0115477
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