The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current lung disability and has not had any such disability from his May 2007 claim for service connection to the present, and therefore denied his claim of entitlement to service connection for lung damage resulting from smoke inhalation.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's report and opinion were more persuasive than conflicting evidence, including treatment records indicating only acute bronchospasm after service in December 2007 and January 2008, which was never characterized as a chronic or ongoing lung disability or linked to any in-service smoke inhalation.
- Claimed conditions
- lung damage, bronchospasm
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 30, 2013
- Citation
- 1343277
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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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