The Veteran's service connection claims for residuals of a contusion of the left forearm, chest injury, breathing disorder (pulmonary), and sleep disorder have all been denied. The Board found no evidence of current disabilities related to these conditions.,Post-service medical records do not show any diagnosis of a left forearm or chest disability. Regarding the Veteran's breathing condition, he was diagnosed with dyspnea but did not meet criteria for a pulmonary disability based on his PFTs and CT scan results. The sleep disorder claim was denied as well.
The deciding factor: The Board found no current evidence of left forearm or chest disabilities to support service connection claims. Regarding the breathing condition, the Veteran's dyspnea diagnosis predated the PFTs and CT scans which showed normal values except for a slightly reduced forced expiratory flow maximum. The sleep disorder claim was denied as well due to lack of supporting medical evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of a contusion of left forearm, Residuals of a chest injury, Breathing disorder (pulmonary), Sleep disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 26, 2010
- Citation
- 1007353
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