The Board found no evidence of a current disability and concluded that the veteran's claimed bilateral interstitial fibrosis was not incurred in or aggravated by service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined there is no current manifestation of bilateral interstitial fibrosis, and the claimant did not provide credible evidence linking his current condition to service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral interstitial fibrosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 19, 2006
- Citation
- 0617838
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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