The Veteran has been granted service connection for a residual chest scar from an in-service stab wound, but his claim for lung residuals is denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examination report indicated that the Veteran does not have respiratory residuals related to his in-service stab wound, and the Board found this evidence more probative than the Veteran's lay statements.
- Claimed conditions
- collapsed left lung, residuals of a collapsed left lung
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 24, 2011
- Citation
- 1124243
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and a need for further examination. The Veteran's conditions are presumed related to exposure at Camp Lejeune.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection has been reopened, and the Board has granted service connection for a chronic respiratory condition including COPD, bronchitis, and residuals of pneumonia.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for collapsed left lung, collapsed right lung with thoracotomy, and swallowing/esophageal problems as secondary to collapsed lungs due to presumed exposure to herbicides in Vietnam. The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's lung conditions were related to his in-service exposure.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including a bilateral eye disability, bronchitis, collapsed left lung, viral infection of the lungs, and an acquired psychiatric disability, all allegedly due to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune. The claims will be reviewed with additional medical examinations.
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