Denied
The Board denied service connection for apical paraseptal emphysema as there is no current diagnosis of the condition.
The deciding factor: There was no present disability as evidenced by a lack of a formal diagnosis during the pendency of the claim and the Veteran did not attend his scheduled VA examination, resulting in an incomplete medical opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- apical paraseptal emphysema
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25090634
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