The Board denied service connection for bronchiectasis and bronchial asthma, finding that the veteran's conditions are not related to his military service or exposure to herbicides. The preponderance of evidence does not support a link between these conditions and his active duty.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing a direct relationship between the claimed respiratory disorders and the veteran's military service, including presumed exposure to herbicides in Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- bronchiectasis, bronchial asthma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2006
- Citation
- 0634324
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