Denied
The Board denied service connection for a respiratory disorder, claimed as COPD, and bilateral shoulder, hand, wrist, and knee disorders due to the lack of evidence supporting a current diagnosis or a link to service.
The deciding factor: The most probative evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran has a current disability related to his claimed conditions during or approximate to the appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- Respiratory disorder (claimed as COPD), Bilateral shoulder disorder, Bilateral hand disorder, Bilateral wrist disorder, Bilateral knee disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25020963
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