The Board finds that the Veteran's breathing problems, which included atelectasis, were either caused by or aggravated by his service-connected non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
The deciding factor: The examiner found there was no evidence suggesting aggravation of the Veteran's breathing problems and opined that the causation of the Veteran's breathing complaints is clear due to smoking history.
- Claimed conditions
- Breathing Problems, Atelectasis
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- September 29, 2016
- Citation
- 1638756
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What this means for you
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for COPD and atelectasis, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service or any exposure during service.
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