Service connection for asthma is granted. Service connection for memory loss disorder is denied. Entitlement to service connection for left elbow, thoracolumbar spine, right hip, and bilateral knee disorders is remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's asthma was found to be attributable to his service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations, meeting the presumptive criteria. Service connection for memory loss disorder was denied due to lack of new and relevant evidence within the applicable time frame. The left elbow, thoracolumbar spine, right hip, and bilateral knee disorders were remanded as there is insufficient medical opinion regarding their etiology.
- Claimed conditions
- Asthma, Memory loss disorder, Left elbow disorder, Thoracolumbar spine disorder, Right hip disorder, Bilateral knee strain (left and right)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 29, 2024
- Citation
- A24051297
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