The Veteran's claim for service connection for a bronchial condition, to include as due to asbestos exposure, was denied by the Board. The evidence did not show any current diagnosis of a bronchial condition.
The deciding factor: There is no objective medical evidence showing a current disability related to the claimed bronchial condition.
- Claimed conditions
- bronchial condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2014
- Citation
- 1454513
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