The Board has determined that the Veteran's current diagnosis of Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) to include diffuse interstitial fibrosis is at least as likely as not related to his military service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's contentions regarding exposure during service were credible and considered them in conjunction with the medical evidence of record, including the Veteran's private physician's opinion linking the onset of symptoms to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD), Diffuse Interstitial Fibrosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2020
- Citation
- A20015090
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Decisions by this judge: 1,185 · Granted: 28% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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