The Board granted service connection for residuals of pneumonia, but remanded the claims for bronchitis, sinusitis, and rhinitis for further development.
The deciding factor: The October 2023 VA examiner's opinion supported a link between the Veteran's current residuals of pneumonia and his military service, while the January 2024 VA examiner did not provide an opinion regarding direct service connection or TERA exposure. The Board found that there was an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence on this issue.
- Claimed conditions
- pneumonia, bronchitis, rhinitis, sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25106616
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