The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a kidney condition, food poisoning, and breathing problems due to asbestos exposure as there is no medical evidence of current disabilities related to these conditions.
The deciding factor: There was no diagnosis of chronic disability in any of the claimed conditions by a medical professional at any time since service or during the pendency of the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- kidney condition, food poisoning, breathing problems due to asbestos exposure
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 5, 2020
- Citation
- A20015186
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