The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a respiratory disability, including non-allergic rhinitis and an undiagnosed illness or medically unexplained chronic multi-symptom illness due to lack of credible evidence showing a current disability related to military service.
The deciding factor: No current respiratory disability was found by the VA examiner, and the Veteran's symptoms were attributed to GERD. The Board concluded that there is no link between the claimed conditions and active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- respiratory disability, non-allergic rhinitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 22, 2020
- Citation
- 20080536
What this means for you
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