Your claim for service connection for a bilateral lung disorder has been granted, and you are now receiving the full benefit of your claim.
The deciding factor: The RO granted service connection based on evidence that was already in the record during the pendency of the appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral lung disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 31, 2006
- Citation
- 0627640
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Search VA.gov for the original decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 0627640.
What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral lung disorder, finding that the evidence did not support a current disability related to service.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a bilateral lung disorder, finding that there is no evidence linking his current condition to his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral lung disorder and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for an adequate medical opinion regarding his respiratory disability, other than asthma. The issues are inextricably intertwined.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral lung disorder, finding that his condition was not incurred in or due to his time in service. The Board considered various medical opinions and evidence but concluded that there is no credible evidence linking the Veteran's current lung conditions to his military service.
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