The Board denied service connection for bronchial asthma, COPD, bilateral hearing loss, and a bilateral eye disability due to lack of evidence of current disabilities during the pendency of the claim.,Service connection was also denied for degenerative arthritis as it had already been approved by the Regional Office.
The deciding factor: The Board found no persuasive evidence of current respiratory or hearing disabilities, and dismissed the issue of service connection for degenerative arthritis due to its prior approval. The Veteran's claims were denied based on insufficient evidence of a disability at any point during the claim period or shortly before.,For bilateral eye disability, there was no persuasive evidence of a current disability as per VA standards.
- Claimed conditions
- Bronchial asthma, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), Bilateral hearing loss, Bilateral eye disability, Degenerative arthritis of unspecified joint(s)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 22, 2023
- Citation
- 23046481
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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