The Veteran's claims for service connection are granted. The Board finds that the Veteran has objective indications of a qualifying chronic disability manifest by fecal urgency and chronic sinusitis, which qualify under the PACT Act provisions. The Veteran's coronary artery disease, respiratory disability (asthma), and neurological impairment of the left hand are remanded due to potential applicability of 38 C.F.R. § 3.317 as a result of his service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that the Veteran has objective indications of qualifying chronic disabilities manifest by fecal urgency and chronic sinusitis, which qualify under the PACT Act provisions.
- Claimed conditions
- fecal urgency, chronic sinusitis, coronary artery disease, respiratory disability (asthma), neurological impairment of the left hand
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2023
- Citation
- 23060127
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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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