The Board found that the veteran's bronchial asthma existed before service and was not permanently aggravated during service, thus granting service connection for this condition. The decision on allergic rhinoconjunctivitis is pending in the REMAND portion.
The deciding factor: The preexisting asthma was clearly and unmistakably established to have existed prior to service entry and was not shown to be permanently aggravated by military service.
- Claimed conditions
- bronchial asthma, allergic rhinoconjunctivitis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2005
- Citation
- 0501256
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