The Board granted service connection for a chronic respiratory disorder (Asthma and COPD) secondary to exposure to mustard gas, increased the rating for right sacroiliac sprain with right hip and leg involvement to 20 percent, and denied compensation for malaria.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claims were well-grounded as his contentions were presented in a manner that was plausible when viewed in their most favorable light. The Board found the evidence sufficient to support granting service connection for the respiratory disorder secondary to mustard gas exposure, increasing the rating for right sacroiliac sprain with right hip and leg involvement to 20 percent, and denying compensation for malaria.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Respiratory Disorder (Asthma and COPD), Right Sacroiliac Sprain with Right Hip and Leg Involvement, Malaria
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 23, 2000
- Citation
- 0007779
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