The Board found that the Veteran's thoracic spine disorder and pleurisy were not incurred or aggravated by service, and thus denied both claims.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners provided opinions indicating no link between the current conditions and service, with a focus on the passage of time since separation from service and lack of objective evidence in service records.
- Claimed conditions
- thoracic spine disorder, pleurisy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2018
- Citation
- 1806195
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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