The Board found that the veteran's lung disease, sarcoidosis with constant pain in the lungs, arthritis pain, lumps in the breasts, constant backaches, lump on the lungs, and tiring easily are not due to an undiagnosed illness or service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence showing that the veteran's lung disease, sarcoidosis with constant pain in the lungs, arthritis pain, lumps in the breasts, constant backaches, lump on the lungs, and tiring easily are related to an incident of her service.
- Claimed conditions
- lung disease, sarcoidosis with constant pain in the lungs, tiring easily
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 8, 2006
- Citation
- 0603511
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- Denied
The Board found no evidence of a diagnosed condition related to service or an undiagnosed illness, and thus denied the Veteran's claim for service connection.
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