The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have any current respiratory disorders, and therefore cannot establish service connection for bronchitis, pleurisy, or chronic upper respiratory infections.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service treatment records do not show a diagnosis of any respiratory disorder during service. The VA examination scheduled in August 2009 was not conducted due to the Veteran's failure to report and no rescheduling has been provided. There is also no evidence of current respiratory disorders in the post-service medical records.
- Claimed conditions
- bronchitis, pleurisy, chronic upper respiratory infections
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 29, 2010
- Citation
- 1048384
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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).
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