The Board found no full-body exposure to mustard gas and denied the veteran's claim for service connection of a cardiopulmonary disorder due to presumed exposure.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show full-body exposure to mustard gas, which is required under the presumption for service connection based on mustard gas exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- cardiopulmonary disorder
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 15, 2005
- Citation
- 0533913
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