The Board finds that the veteran's pulmonary disorder, claimed as COPD and asthma, may be related to his in-service exposure during Project SHAD. However, there is a reasonable doubt about this connection.,Regarding glaucoma with cataracts, post-extraction, with IOL placement, the evidence raises a reasonable doubt as to whether it was caused by steroid use for service-connected respiratory disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Board found that while there is some evidence suggesting a possible connection between the veteran's in-service exposure and his current pulmonary disorder, the evidence is not conclusive enough to grant service connection. There remains reasonable doubt about this connection.,For glaucoma with cataracts, post-extraction, with IOL placement, the Board found that while there may be some link to steroid use for respiratory disabilities, it is not clear-cut and thus raises a reasonable doubt.
- Claimed conditions
- Pulmonary Disorder (claimed as COPD and Asthma), Glaucoma with Cataracts, post-extraction, with IOL placement, Erectile Dysfunction, post penile implant
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 15, 2008
- Citation
- 0805524
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