The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right arm disability, left arm disability, and upper respiratory disability other than pneumothorax. The Board found no evidence of such disabilities during service or within one year post-service, and concluded that any current disabilities are not related to service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not find a link between the Veteran's current right and left elbow/arm disabilities and his exposure to uranium in 1991. The Board also noted that there was no evidence of respiratory disability other than pneumothorax during or within one year after service, and concluded that any current upper respiratory disability is unrelated to service.
- Claimed conditions
- right arm disability, left arm disability, upper respiratory disability other than pneumothorax
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 17, 2020
- Citation
- 20047912
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