The Veteran's respiratory disability is denied as there is no evidence of its onset in service or a relationship to service.,Service connection for the Veteran's memory loss issue is also denied. The VA psychologist found inconsistencies and noted that the observed impairments did not seem consistent with a specific type of dementia.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of evidence does not reflect that the Veteran’s respiratory disability had its onset in service or is otherwise related to service.,The observed impairments do not seem consistent with a specific type of dementia, and thus could not be used as a basis for granting service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- respiratory disability, disability manifested by memory loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 9, 2021
- Citation
- 21013561
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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