The Board found that the appellant does not have lung, heart, blood, brain or right eye disability due to mustard gas exposure or other disease/injury incurred in service.
The deciding factor: No competent evidence was presented showing any current disabilities are related to mustard gas exposure or other incidents during active or inactive duty for training.
- Claimed conditions
- lung, heart, blood, brain, right eye
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 31, 2001
- Citation
- 0127813
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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