The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for wrist and arm pain or impairment, dizziness, double vision, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchitis, and emphysema, esophageal achalasia, and status post removal of a polyp from the vocal cords, all claimed as due to mustard gas exposure. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not establish a link between the veteran's current disabilities and his mustard gas exposure during active service.
- Claimed conditions
- wrist and arm pain or impairment, dizziness, double vision, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchitis, and emphysema, esophageal achalasia, status post removal of a polyp from the vocal cords
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2005
- Citation
- 0502992
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What this means for you
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for dizziness to obtain an adequate medical opinion addressing whether it is related to service or a service-connected disability.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for neurologic signs or symptoms due to toxic exposure at Camp Lejeune and remanded the claim for further development regarding bronchitis.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bronchitis, COPD, asthma, and plantar fasciitis as not being related to the Veteran's military service. The Board also denied an increased rating for painful malunion of the left clavicle, compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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