The Board granted service connection for a respiratory condition, to include residuals of in-service pneumonia and lung scarring (excluding asthma), but dismissed the claim for service connection for anxiety or insomnia as moot.
The deciding factor: A causal link was established between the Veteran's in-service respiratory condition and her persistent symptoms since that time. Additionally, a September 2018 rating decision granted service connection for PTSD, which included and encompassed the Veteran's anxiety and insomnia conditions and symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- respiratory condition, to include residuals of in-service pneumonia and lung scarring (to exclude asthma)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 6, 2022
- Citation
- 22000719
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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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