Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for asthma on a presumptive basis due to the Veteran's presumed exposure to fine particulate matter during his service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations. The claim for bronchitis was remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the presumption that the Veteran was exposed to fine particulate matter during his service and the diagnosis of asthma by a VA examiner.
- Claimed conditions
- asthma, bronchitis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25094273
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