The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for COPD, finding no evidence linking his current lung condition to his active service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner stated that it was pure speculation to associate any lung condition the veteran currently has with his two bouts of pneumonia in service.
- Claimed conditions
- COPD, lung disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 15, 2003
- Citation
- 0307228
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What this means for you
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