The VA has determined that the veteran's chronic bronchitis is not compensable according to the schedular criteria, but it is unclear whether this decision addresses service connection for the condition as secondary to his service-connected residuals of pulmonary tuberculosis.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found a chronic bronchitis diagnosis likely due to smoking rather than the service-connected tuberculosis, though he acknowledged that tuberculosis could contribute to development of lung fibrosis and obstructive defects.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Pulmonary Disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 1, 2003
- Citation
- 0318655
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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- Denied
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- Denied
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- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
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