The veteran's shortness of breath on exertion due to an undiagnosed illness is presumed to have been incurred in active service. The veteran does not currently have a hernia.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner indicated that the veteran had an undiagnosed illness of dyspnea on exertion, and there was no reason to believe that his dyspnea was related to his active service from 1992 to 1995. The Board found in favor of presumptive service connection due to exposure during the Gulf War.
- Claimed conditions
- shortness of breath, hernia
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2002
- Citation
- 0216398
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