The Board finds that the Veteran's current respiratory disorders are not related to his military service and thus denied service connection for these conditions. The erectile dysfunction is also found not to be caused by or aggravated by a service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: There is no probative evidence showing a relationship between the Veteran's current respiratory disorders and his military service, including exposure to asbestos or other environmental factors.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Respiratory Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2014
- Citation
- 1409085
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- Remanded (sent back)
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