The Board has determined that the Veteran's lung disability is related to his service, including exposure to dust storms and burning oil and explosives during his deployment in Iraq.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner provided a detailed opinion explaining why the Veteran's current lung disability was likely due to his military service, specifically his exposure to environmental hazards while deployed in Iraq.
- Claimed conditions
- lung disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2018
- Citation
- 1805713
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Look up the original decision on VA.gov (opens in a new tab) using citation 1805713.
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board denied ratings in excess of 30 percent for bilateral foot disability, a rating in excess of 30 percent for left knee disability, and a rating in excess of 10 percent for lung disability. However, it granted an effective date of December 17, 2012, but no earlier, for the award service connection for limitation of extension of the left knee and left knee scar, and granted TDIU from January 17, 2013 to November 5, 2018.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 10 percent disability rating for the service-connected scar, status-post appendectomy, but denied all other claims for increased ratings and service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for a lung disability, specifically cough variant asthma, to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding its etiology.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for lung disability, including COPD/emphysema and lung nodules, as the evidence did not support a causal relationship between the Veteran's in-service herbicide exposure and his current respiratory conditions.
We are not the VA. Veterans’ Rights is an independent resource built for veterans. We are not the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, not part of the government, and not endorsed by any government agency.
This is general information, not legal advice. For advice about your own situation, talk to a VA-accredited representative — many help for free.