The Board has found that the veteran's asthma disorder existed prior to service and increased in severity during his active military service. The claim for service connection for an additional lung disorder, including asbestosis, is well-grounded.
The deciding factor: Service connection granted based on aggravation of a preexisting asthma disorder during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Asthma, Lung Disorder, to include Asbestosis
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2000
- Citation
- 0000447
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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