The veteran's current bronchial asthma was manifested during her period of active military service, and the Board has determined that service connection for bronchial asthma is warranted.
The deciding factor: Service connection for bronchial asthma is granted as it was manifested during the veteran's period of active duty in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Gulf War.
- Claimed conditions
- respiratory disorder, back symptoms, body aches, muscle spasms and joint pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2003
- Citation
- 0329435
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What this means for you
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