The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a respiratory disorder, to include COPD, and for a disability manifested by dizziness. The appeal is now remanded due to new evidence indicating that the right 5th finger disability may be more severe than currently evaluated.
The deciding factor: New medical records indicate that the veteran's right 5th finger disability has worsened since the last evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- Dizziness, Respiratory Disorder (COPD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 2, 2006
- Citation
- 0603118
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