The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of left and right pneumothorax, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between these conditions and his military service. The claim for a compensable rating for residuals of right pneumothorax was also denied due to conflicting medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The Board found the Veteran's claims for service connection were not supported by competent evidence, as there was no clear evidence linking the current disabilities to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Left pneumothorax, Right pneumothorax
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 30, 2018
- Citation
- 18106145
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- Granted
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