The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for breathing problems due to herbicide exposure. However, the preponderance of evidence is against a finding that these conditions are related to active duty service or herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was submitted but does not establish a direct link between the claimed condition and service or herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Breathing Problems
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 15, 2010
- Citation
- 1026477
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