The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for a respiratory disorder, but denied it as there is no current diagnosis of such.,The Veteran's chest condition (claimed as costochondritis) was not previously adjudicated and new evidence received within one year raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.
The deciding factor: There is no current diagnosis of a respiratory disorder, and the evidence does not establish service connection for this condition.,The Veteran submitted new evidence that suggests his chest condition may be related to in-service exposure. However, without a current diagnosis or medical nexus, service connection cannot be granted.
- Claimed conditions
- Asbestosis, Respiratory Disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 17, 2016
- Citation
- 1610858
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