The Board has determined that the Veteran's bronchial disability was not incurred during his military service and is not related to any incident therein. As a result, the claim for service connection for a bronchial disability is denied.
The deciding factor: There is no persuasive evidence showing that the current bronchial disability is etiologically related to service or any incident therein.
- Claimed conditions
- bronchial disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2009
- Citation
- 0938205
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: 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.
- Whole decision: 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.
- Whole 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.
- Whole decision: 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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