The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected residuals of spontaneous pneumothorax do not result in any current symptoms or disability, and therefore does not meet the criteria for an increased rating.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence associating any current symptoms with the veteran's service-connected residuals of spontaneous pneumothorax.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of Spontaneous Pneumothorax
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 11, 2001
- Citation
- 0118190
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