Denied
The Board denied the appellant's claim of entitlement to service connection for asthma with hyperactive airway disease, finding that there is no competent medical evidence showing a current disability and linking it to his active military service or exposure to herbicides.
The deciding factor: There was no medical evidence linking the appellant’s current asthma to his military service or exposure to Agent Orange.
- Claimed conditions
- reactive airway disease such as asthma, left lower lobe pneumonia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 7, 2006
- Citation
- 0606564
What this means for you
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