The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection due to lack of new and material evidence, as well as a current lung or breathing disorder. The claim for schizophrenia was not reopened, and there is no evidence linking any current lung condition to service.
The deciding factor: There is insufficient evidence to establish that the veteran's current conditions are related to her military service.
- Claimed conditions
- schizophreniform disorder with maturation to chronic undifferentiated schizophrenia, lung and breathing disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 9, 2007
- Citation
- 0706989
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