The Veteran's claim for service connection for asthma has been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The case is remanded for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of her asthma, including whether it is related to service-connected PTSD or exposure to environmental hazards in Southwest Asia.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim was previously denied as there was no evidence of a current disability or symptoms qualified as undiagnosed illness. New evidence has been submitted that relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim, raising a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Asthma, Difficulty Breathing
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2018
- Citation
- 18143756
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