The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including pneumonitis and atelectasis, left diaphragm disorder, left lung disorder with scarring, and a disorder manifested by inability to talk in the mornings. The decision also remanded one issue.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of evidence did not support a finding that these conditions began during service or were related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.
- Claimed conditions
- pneumonitis, atlectasis, left diaphragm disorder, left lung disorder with scarring, disorder manifested by inability to talk in the mornings
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19195456
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