The Board has determined that the veteran's chronic pulmonary disorder, including bronchitis and pulmonary fibrosis, was not incurred in or related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examination did not find any evidence of a chronic active pulmonary tuberculosis during service. The examiner concluded that the current pulmonary condition is not at least as likely as not related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic pulmonary disorder, bronchitis, pulmonary fibrosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 23, 2007
- Citation
- 0726437
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