The veteran's service connection claim for pneumonitis is granted as his current condition is related to his period of active duty.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner provided a nexus opinion linking the veteran's recurrent pneumonitis to his military service, including treatment during his time in Korea.
- Claimed conditions
- pneumonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2002
- Citation
- 0218388
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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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