The Board finds that the Veteran's respiratory disability, consistent with constrictive bronchiolitis, is related to his service in the Southwest Asia Theater of Operations during the Persian Gulf War and grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on exposure to sulfur dioxide from a fire at the Mishraq State Sulfur Mine during the Veteran's deployment in Iraq, which is considered presumptive under the provisions for undiagnosed illnesses or medically unexplained chronic multi-symptom illnesses related to service in the Persian Gulf War.
- Claimed conditions
- constrictive bronchiolitis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 13, 2017
- Citation
- 1757625
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What this means for you
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