The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for chronic respiratory disability, including nasopharyngitis and chronic lung disease, finding that his current condition did not develop during or as a result of his military service.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that an episode of acute nasopharyngitis during service was acute and transitory with no residual disability. The veteran's current chronic lung disease developed many years after service and was not caused by any incident of service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic respiratory disability, nasopharyngitis, chronic lung disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 17, 2002
- Citation
- 0207959
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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