The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current, chronic respiratory disability or any other disabilities for which service connection is warranted. The claims are therefore denied.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of a current, chronic respiratory disability and no medical nexus linking any current disability to service, including alleged chemical exposure in Japan.
- Claimed conditions
- malaria, respiratory disability, thyroid disability, cardiovascular disability, skin disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 9, 2011
- Citation
- 1129328
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