The Board has granted an effective date of January 6, 1993 for the grant of service connection for the cause of death due to mustard gas exposure during service. The appellant's claim was previously denied in August 1971 and reopened based on new evidence submitted by her daughter.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the appellant had a pending claim for service connection for the cause of death at the time the liberalizing regulation regarding mustard gas exposure went into effect, allowing for retroactive effective date consideration.
- Claimed conditions
- respiratory arrest, bilateral extensive pneumonitis, severe chronic bronchitis and emphysema
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 6, 2005
- Citation
- 0512513
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