The Board found no evidence of mustard gas exposure during service and concluded that the veteran's current disabilities are not related to such exposure.
The deciding factor: The VA records did not show any treatment for mustard gas exposure or burns, and there was no credible evidence linking the veteran's current conditions to his alleged mustard gas exposure in service.
- Claimed conditions
- burns, hair loss, pneumonia
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 15, 2003
- Citation
- 0316095
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