The Veteran's preexisting allergic asthma was aggravated by service, and the Board finds that service connection is warranted for this condition.
The deciding factor: Service treatment records show an existing history of asthma prior to service, with aggravation during service resulting in a hospitalization. The VA examiner opined that the Veteran's service aggravated his pre-existing asthma.
- Claimed conditions
- Allergic Asthma, Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (to include a panic disorder with agoraphobia, an anxiety disorder, and depression)
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 19, 2013
- Citation
- 1330130
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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.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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