The Board granted service connection for a respiratory disability, to include asthma, on a presumptive basis due to exposure to fine particulate matter during the Persian Gulf War. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder was remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The weight of the evidence supports presumptive service connection for asthma based on the Veteran's service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations and the absence of affirmative evidence to the contrary. However, a remand is required to ensure that VA's duty to assist is fully satisfied regarding the psychiatric disorder claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Asthma
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25042039
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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