GrantedPACT Act
The Board granted an effective date of August 10, 2022, for the award of service connection for asthma based on the Veteran's claim and the passage of the PACT Act.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the fact that the Veteran's claim was submitted within one year of the effective date of the PACT Act, which expanded the presumptive conditions for veterans with asthma due to burn pit exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- asthma
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25098442
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