The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right lung disorder due to new and material evidence. However, the preponderance of the evidence is against the claim as there is no credible evidence linking the current condition to military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran’s diagnosis of a right lung disease is less likely than not incurred or caused by the claimed Mexican fungus contracted at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas in 1961. The examiner noted that there were no abnormalities on his separation physical examination and that the common denominators for these infections (paecilomyces, penicillium, histoplasmosis, mycobacterium avium-intracellulare) are widespread in nature.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Lung Disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 1, 2018
- Citation
- 1826654
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What this means for you
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