The Veteran's claim for service connection for bronchospasms is granted, and he is assigned a noncompensable evaluation for his right wrist tendonitis.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on continuity of symptoms since service. The Veteran's current diagnosis of exercise-induced bronchospasms aligns with the claimed condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Bronchospasms, Right Wrist Tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 17, 2011
- Citation
- 1123272
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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