The Board has granted the Veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for bronchial pneumonia and asthma, finding that new evidence supports a reopening of his claims. The Board also found that the Veteran's condition likely preexisted service but was aggravated by in-service events.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that new evidence raised a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim, including statements from the Veteran indicating he did not have asthma prior to service and experienced shortness of breath following cold weather marching during basic training. The Board also noted that there is no clear and unmistakable evidence showing preexistence.
- Claimed conditions
- bronchial pneumonia, asthma
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 9, 2017
- Citation
- 1715443
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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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