The Board denied service connection for COPD and hypertension, finding no evidence linking these conditions to the veteran's active service.
The deciding factor: There is no probative evidence of COPD or hypertension in service. The earliest documented treatment for both conditions occurred decades after separation from service.
- Claimed conditions
- COPD, Hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 13, 2005
- Citation
- 0501094
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What this means for you
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