The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a lung disorder and for an increased rating for his service-connected costochondritis, finding no current evidence of a chronic lung disorder and noting that the Veteran's costochondritis is primarily manifested by subjective complaints of daily pain in the left chest.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence demonstrating a current chronic lung disorder or any other disability related to service. The Veteran's costochondritis is rated as noncompensable under Diagnostic Code 5321, which pertains to impairment of the muscles of respiration (thoracic group).
- Claimed conditions
- lung disorder, costochondritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- June 21, 2010
- Citation
- 1022789
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a new VA examination to determine if the Veteran has costochondritis or muscle pain in the chest that is related to his service.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to a claims processing error, as there was no adjudicative determination from which the Veteran could file a notice of disagreement.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a lung disorder and scoliosis, finding that the evidence did not support the existence of separate and distinct conditions from his already service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as his service-connected disabilities, while severe, do not render him unable to obtain or maintain a gainful occupation.
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