The Board denied service connection for a lung disorder, including COPD and due to asbestos exposure. The claim of reopening an anxiety disorder was granted but the Veteran does not have a separate anxiety disorder other than PTSD.,Service connection for a lung disorder (COPD) is denied as there is no evidence of onset during or within one year of service, nor any relationship to asbestos exposure. Service connection for an anxiety disorder other than PTSD is also denied due to lack of a current diagnosis and the Veteran's symptoms being attributed to PTSD.,The Board found that the Veteran did not have a separate anxiety disorder other than PTSD as his symptoms were more likely related to PTSD.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence of a lung disorder during or within one year of service, nor any relationship to asbestos exposure. The Veteran's symptoms were attributed to PTSD.,The Veteran did not have a current diagnosis of an anxiety disorder other than PTSD and his symptoms were more likely related to PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- lung disorder, COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), asbestos exposure
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19154047
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Decisions by this judge: 2,199 · Granted: 25% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What you can do next
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