The veteran was granted service connection for ringworm, but his claim for chronic obstructive lung disease was denied.
The deciding factor: Ringworm was found to be related to the veteran's service due to a medical opinion and lay statements. Chronic obstructive lung disease was not linked to service based on the evidence provided.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic obstructive lung disease, ringworm
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 10, 2008
- Citation
- 0811966
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Decisions by this judge: 1,613 · Granted: 30% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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