The Board has determined that the Veteran's chronic bronchitis with wheezing is at least as likely as not related to service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in equipoise regarding whether the Veteran’s respiratory disability began during service, including her lay statements about experiencing breathing problems during service and continuing after service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic bronchitis with wheezing
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2020
- Citation
- 20078616
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