The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tendonitis of the calves and a respiratory disability, to include bronchitis, finding that there was no evidence of chronic disabilities related to his time in service or service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not establish the presence of chronic disabilities such as tendonitis of the calves or bronchitis, and the Veteran's current conditions were attributed to tobacco use rather than service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- tendonitis of the calves, respiratory disability (bronchitis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 22, 2010
- Citation
- 1023262
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