The Veteran's lung disability, including asthma and emphysema, is not service-connected as it was not incurred or aggravated by his military service.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not establish that the Veteran’s lung disability was caused or aggravated by his active service, particularly given negative findings from his VA examination and lack of a diagnosed chronic lung condition.
- Claimed conditions
- lung disability, asthma, emphysema
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19145596
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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