The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a respiratory disorder and acquired psychiatric disabilities, finding that there was no evidence of an undiagnosed illness or medically unexplained chronic multi-symptom illness related to his military service. The Board also found that his current diagnoses were not causally related to his service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support a diagnosis of an undiagnosed illness or medically unexplained chronic multi-symptom illness, and the Veteran's symptoms were attributed to other causes such as obesity and restrictive lung pattern due to weight gain. The Board also found that there was no direct service connection for his respiratory condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Respiratory disorder (chronic bronchitis), Acquired psychiatric disabilities to include anxiety disorder with panic disorder and major depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19164618
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What this means for you
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