The Board found no evidence linking the Veteran's current lung disability to his active service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions provided did not establish a causal relationship between the Veteran's in-service chest pain and his current lung disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Lung disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19101031
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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