The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for urinary tract disorder and COPD, finding no evidence of a current disability related to his active service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking the Veteran's current urinary tract disorder or COPD to his active military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Urinary Tract Disorder, Chronic Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 22, 2020
- Citation
- 20028064
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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