The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral lung disability, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability and attributing any condition to his long history of smoking.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no current objective evidence supporting a diagnosis of any chronic respiratory condition and attributed the Veteran's lung condition to his long history of smoking.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral lung disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2026
- Citation
- A26006503
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