The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for chronic right pneumothorax and restrictive lung disease, finding no evidence of a diagnosed condition related to herbicide exposure in Vietnam or due to active duty service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence demonstrating that any currently diagnosed pulmonary disorder is related to herbicide exposure in Vietnam or due to some other incident of the veteran's active military service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic right pneumothorax, restrictive lung disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 30, 2002
- Citation
- 0208669
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What this means for you
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