The Board has granted service connection for asthma, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis of asthma is related to his in-service condition and not due to any increase during service. The Veteran's self-reported history of childhood asthma was found credible, and there is no clear and unmistakable evidence that he had pre-existing asthma.
The deciding factor: The Board found the Veteran’s explanation for his self-reported history of childhood asthma credible and consistent with the medical records, thus not clearly and unmistakably establishing a pre-existing condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Asthma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 11, 2019
- Citation
- A19000300
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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- Denied
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- Granted
The Board granted a 30 percent disability rating for asthma from August 23, 2021 to May 14, 2022.
- Partly granted
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