Granted
The Board granted service connection for a disability manifesting as shortness of breath (SOB) causing impairment in earning capacity, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's SOB disability had onset in service, and reasonable doubt must be resolved in the Veteran's favor.
- Claimed conditions
- shortness of breath (SOB) causing impairment in earning capacity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25103441
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