The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bronchial disability and lumbosacral strain/thoracic spine disability, as well as his claim for TDIU due to lack of evidence supporting these claims. The veteran does not have any service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The veteran did not provide sufficient evidence to establish a current disability or link it to service.
- Claimed conditions
- bronchial disability, lumbosacral strain/thoracic spine disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2008
- Citation
- 0842308
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a bronchial disability, also claimed as bronchitis and spores, has been resolved by a September 2024 rating decision of the VA which granted the claim. The Board dismissed the appeal due to this resolution.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for a respiratory disability, claimed as COPD and a bronchial disability due to inadequate reasoning in the previous decision.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's bronchial disability, which may be related to service or exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam.
- Granted
The appeal seeking to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for a bronchial disability is granted. The Veteran's claim of service connection for a bronchial disability, also claimed as bronchitis and spores, is remanded due to the need for further development.
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