The Board found that the Veteran's reported hospitalization for pneumonia during service was not supported by the available medical records, and thus concluded that a respiratory disability was not incurred in active service.
The deciding factor: Service treatment records did not show any diagnosis of pneumonia or hospitalization for pneumonia. The Veteran's current recollections were deemed less credible due to their inconsistency with contemporaneous evidence from his service period.
- Claimed conditions
- respiratory disability (pneumonia)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2012
- Citation
- 1200968
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What this means for you
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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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