The Veteran's claims for service connection for asthma, sinusitis, and diabetes mellitus, type II have been granted. The Board also found that the effective dates of these grants are August 5, 2021.
The deciding factor: The Veteran served in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War and has a diagnosis of asthma and sinusitis. As such, his claims for service connection were granted based on presumptive exposure to fine particulate matter.
- Claimed conditions
- Asthma, Sinusitis, Diabetes mellitus, type II, Peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, radial nerve, Peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity, radial nerve, Peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, femoral nerve, Peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, femoral nerve, Peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, sciatic nerve (previously claimed as radiculopathy), Peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, sciatic nerve (previously claimed as radiculopathy)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 27, 2024
- Citation
- A24078781
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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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