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 assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2006
- Citation
- 0630992
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