The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a diagnosable lung disability, and therefore, service connection for a lung disability, claimed as shortness of breath, to include as due to in-service exposure to asbestos, aerosols, and solvents is denied.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows no current diagnosis of a lung disability other than symptomatic dyspnea. The Board finds the Veteran's reports regarding his current condition are not credible given the conflicting medical opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- dyspnea, pulmonary fibrosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 8, 2017
- Citation
- 1715322
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