The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection due to new evidence submitted, but finds that his current lung damage is not related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no evidence of chronic lung damage or scarring in the veteran's service records and concluded it was more likely unrelated to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic lung damage, scarring
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 16, 2007
- Citation
- 0714654
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for scarring was dismissed due to a procedural error.
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