The Veteran's respiratory disorder (claimed as pneumonia and bronchial problems) is granted service connection, while his bilateral leg disability is denied.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established for the respiratory disorder due to a history of diagnosed conditions during service and post-service medical evidence linking these conditions to current symptoms. No current diagnosis or in-service occurrence related to the bilateral leg disability was found.
- Claimed conditions
- respiratory disorder (claimed as pneumonia and bronchial problems), bilateral leg disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19112639
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 317 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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