The Board denied service connection for a pulmonary disability, finding that the lung nodules are not related to active service and rejecting any presumption of exposure to Agent Orange.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's lung nodules were not found to be etiologically related to his active service due to lack of evidence linking them to in-service events or diseases, and because smoking history during service is not a valid basis for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- pulmonary disability, lung nodules
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 16, 2018
- Citation
- 18150919
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection were dismissed due to procedural defects in the submission of the VA Form 10182, which was not an accepted format for appeal in the modernized review system.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal because his request for an extension of time to file a Board Appeal request was not timely, and good cause has not been shown.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's pulmonary disability, including asthma and COPD, is causally related to his toxic exposure risk activity during service. The decision grants service connection for these conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's lung disability is remanded for a new medical opinion considering her service-related toxic exposure, including aerosolized mercury as a dental assistant and potential environmental exposures at Fort McClellan.
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