The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the veteran's claim of service connection for a chronic pulmonary disorder, including asthma. The Board finds that the veteran's current condition is related to his period of active service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran had a history of underlying asthma dating back to at least 1980 and treated by a pulmonologist beginning in 1985, which supports a finding of service connection for chronic pulmonary disorder including asthma.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic pulmonary disorder, asthma
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2004
- Citation
- 0402596
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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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