The Veteran's claimed interstitial lung disease, claimed as pauci-immune diffuse alveolar hemorrhage was not incurred in or aggravated by active duty service and is not presumed to be related to herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: There is no competent evidence of a link between the Veteran's current pulmonary disorder and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Interstitial lung disease, Pauci-immune diffuse alveolar hemorrhage
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 18, 2010
- Citation
- 1005947
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