The Board found that the Veteran's lung/respiratory disability and body misalignment are not related to service. The right arm, shoulder, and elbow condition claim was denied due to lack of evidence establishing a causal relationship.
The deciding factor: The medical records do not support a link between the Veteran's current conditions and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- right arm, shoulder, and elbow condition, lung/respiratory disability, body misalignment
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 21, 2016
- Citation
- 1636913
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The VA has received new and material evidence to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for a lung disability. The Veteran's lung/respiratory disabilities are not causally related to service, but due to his history of chronic smoking. Service connection is denied for an acquired psychiatric disability, alcoholism, and sleep disorder.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that further development of the record is needed before a final decision can be made on the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting a VA examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining Social Security disability records and VA treatment records. The case will be readjudicated after the requested information has been obtained.
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