The Board has found that new and material evidence has been submitted, allowing the claim of service connection for a collapsed left lung to be reopened.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was submitted which relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim (the existence of a current disability in service).
- Claimed conditions
- collapsed left lung
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 23, 2008
- Citation
- 0844229
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and a need for further examination. The Veteran's conditions are presumed related to exposure at Camp Lejeune.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection has been reopened, and the Board has granted service connection for a chronic respiratory condition including COPD, bronchitis, and residuals of pneumonia.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for collapsed left lung, collapsed right lung with thoracotomy, and swallowing/esophageal problems as secondary to collapsed lungs due to presumed exposure to herbicides in Vietnam. The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's lung conditions were related to his in-service exposure.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including a bilateral eye disability, bronchitis, collapsed left lung, viral infection of the lungs, and an acquired psychiatric disability, all allegedly due to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. The claims will be reviewed with additional medical examinations.
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