The Veteran's respiratory disorder manifested by dyspnea upon exertion is granted as service connection, based on the presumption of undiagnosed illness due to exposure in Southwest Asia.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran had functional impairment due to chronic respiratory symptoms and conceded his exposure to environmental hazards in Southwest Asia. The September 2017 VA examiner's opinion did not constitute affirmative evidence against the presumptive service connection for an undiagnosed illness.
- Claimed conditions
- Respiratory disorder manifested by dyspnea upon exertion
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 27, 2020
- Citation
- 20014664
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