The Board has determined that the veteran's left lung disorder is not related to his military service and denied his claim.
The deciding factor: There was no medical evidence linking the veteran's current left lung disorder to his military service, including negative findings during service and lack of continuity of symptoms post-service.
- Claimed conditions
- left lung disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 16, 2006
- Citation
- 0617714
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal was remanded due to procedural issues, specifically the incorrect filing of a notice of disagreement (NOD) in the legacy system. The Board finds that VA waived this requirement and now requires an SOC for his claims.
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