The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for positive PPD conversion, pericarditis, and residuals of thoracotomy and bullectomy of the upper lobes. The evidence did not establish a link between these conditions and service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not indicate that the bullous emphysema was causally related to service, including the in-service finding of a nodule in the right upper lobe.
- Claimed conditions
- positive purified protein derivative conversion (PPD), pericarditis, bullous emphysema
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 1, 2009
- Citation
- 0912107
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Denied
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