The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current respiratory disorder (asthma) or skin disorder (suppurative hidradenitis of the groin and perineum to include a pilonidal cyst), and therefore, service connection for these conditions is denied.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not establish the presence of current disabilities related to the veteran's claimed conditions. The VA examiner found no residuals from the removal of the pilonidal cyst or other cysts in service, and opined that the obstructive lung parameters are due to obesity rather than service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- respiratory disorder (asthma), suppurative hidradenitis of the groin and perineum to include a pilonidal cyst
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2006
- Citation
- 0630992
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Decisions by this judge: 1,467 · Granted: 18% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Partly granted
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for asthma is dismissed. The appeal for service connection for acne is denied.
- Whole decision: Granted
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