The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for a chronic respiratory disorder, including chronic pneumonia, finding no evidence of a current disability related to military service or his service-connected pulmonary tuberculosis.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that there was no evidence of a chronic respiratory disorder in service and no competent medical evidence relating any current respiratory disorder to military service or the service-connected pulmonary tuberculosis.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic respiratory disorder, chronic pneumonia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 22, 2007
- Citation
- 0719009
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