The Veteran's claim of service connection for a respiratory disorder, including asthma and COPD, to include as due to exposure to asbestos is granted. The case is remanded for further development and examination.
The deciding factor: New evidence has been submitted that relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim of service connection for a respiratory disorder (asthma and COPD).
- Claimed conditions
- asthma, COPD
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19132479
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.
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