The Board has determined that the veteran does not meet the criteria for service connection for breathing difficulty, joint pain, left-sided rib pain, or fatigue due to undiagnosed illness.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of a chronic respiratory disorder in service or post-service, and no objective indications of such a disability resulting from an undiagnosed illness.
- Claimed conditions
- Breathing difficulty
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 24, 2006
- Citation
- 0611723
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,242 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
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- Whole decision: Granted
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