The VA denied the appellant's claims for service connection for a respiratory/pulmonary/lung disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The Board found no competent and credible evidence linking any of these conditions to his period of Navy Reserve ACDUTRA or INACDUTRA, including exposure to asbestos.
The deciding factor: The VA medical examinations did not find a link between the appellant's current respiratory/pulmonary/lung disorders and his service in the Navy Reserve.
- Claimed conditions
- respiratory/pulmonary/lung disorder, dyspnea on exertion, coin lesions, right upper lobe nodule, lung field fibrosis, restrictive lung disease, right lower lung scarring, bibilateral scarring, minimal subpleural thickening
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 24, 2015
- Citation
- 1526864
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