The Board denied service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and heart condition, finding that the evidence did not support a current diagnosis of these conditions.,Service connection was also denied for common variable immune deficiency sinusitis due to herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence is against finding that the Veteran has a current diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or heart condition, which were not found to be related to service or any service-connected disability.,Service connection for common variable immune deficiency sinusitis was denied as there was no direct link between herbicide exposure and the condition.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart condition
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20006895
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