The Board granted service connection for celiac disease and asthma, both related to the Veteran's exposure to burn pits during his deployment in Afghanistan.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a nexus between the Veteran's in-service exposure to burn pits and his current conditions of celiac disease and asthma.
- Claimed conditions
- celiac disease, asthma (claimed as an unspecified lung condition)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2024
- Citation
- A24069302
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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of December 30, 2019, for the 30 percent evaluation of celiac disease but denied an effective date prior to December 30, 2019, for service connection.
- Dismissed
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