The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for reduced lung capacity, as there was no evidence to support a finding that his condition was causally related to asbestos exposure or active military service.
The deciding factor: The competent and probative medical evidence preponderated against a finding that the Veteran had any respiratory disorder causally related to either asbestos exposure or active military service.
- Claimed conditions
- reduced lung capacity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 11, 2009
- Citation
- 0909029
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Decisions by this judge: 386 · Granted: 25% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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