The Board found no evidence of mustard gas exposure during service and denied the veteran's claim for service connection for lung disease secondary to in-service exposure to poison chemicals/gasses, including mustard gas.
The deciding factor: There was no documented exposure to mustard gas or other chemical agents during service, and the provisions of 38 C.F.R. § 3.316 do not apply due to lack of full-body exposure to nitrogen or sulfur mustard.
- Claimed conditions
- lung disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2002
- Citation
- 0216876
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