The Board has determined that the Veteran's disabilities manifested by shortness of breath and loss of sense of smell are not related to his military service, including exposure to asbestos or other known environmental factors. However, the Veteran's degenerative joint disease (DJD) of the lumbar spine is found to be related to service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a nexus between the Veteran's current disabilities and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Shortness of breath, Loss of sense of smell
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2013
- Citation
- 1341460
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