The Board has determined that the Veteran's asthma is proximately due to his prolonged exposure to extreme cold and coal ash while on active duty, and therefore service connection for asthma is granted.
The deciding factor: Prolonged exposure to cold weather and coal ash during active duty likely caused or aggravated the Veteran's pre-existing lung condition, leading to current asthma.
- Claimed conditions
- {"conditionName":"Asthma"}, {"conditionName":"Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2018
- Citation
- 1801107
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