The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a bilateral lung disorder, finding that there is no evidence linking his current condition to his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran's reactive airway disease was less likely caused by herbicide exposure in service and the lay evidence did not provide sufficient medical opinion to support the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral lung disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 20, 2024
- Citation
- A24048379
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral lung disorder, finding that the evidence did not support a current disability related to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral lung disorder and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for an adequate medical opinion regarding his respiratory disability, other than asthma. The issues are inextricably intertwined.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral lung disorder, finding that his condition was not incurred in or due to his time in service. The Board considered various medical opinions and evidence but concluded that there is no credible evidence linking the Veteran's current lung conditions to his military service.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed all claims of service connection due to the Veteran's death.
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