The Veteran's recurrent chronic bronchitis is related to exposure to Agent GB during military service, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: A pulmonologist opined that the Veteran's chronic bronchitis was at least as likely as not related to his military service, including exposure to Agent GB.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent chronic bronchitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 14, 2022
- Citation
- 22057954
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