The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired respiratory disability, manifested by blastomycosis, is not related to service. The claim for an innocently acquired psychiatric disability, including PTSD, was also denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examination and medical records did not support a finding of service connection for either condition.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired respiratory disability, inocently acquired psychiatric disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 14, 2014
- Citation
- 1436436
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