The Veteran's reactive airway disease with episodic bronchoconstriction is granted as service connected, and the Board finds that it cannot be reasonably disassociated from his military service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran’s currently diagnosed reactive airway disease with episodic bronchoconstriction could not be reasonably disassociated from his military service due to in-service exposure to burn pits and sand.
- Claimed conditions
- reactive airway disease with episodic bronchoconstriction, respiratory disorder (undiagnosed illness)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 26, 2020
- Citation
- 20069158
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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