Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of June 10, 2014, for the award of service connection for a respiratory disability manifested by shortness of breath.
The deciding factor: The respiratory disability is presumed to have originated during active service due to exposure to Persian Gulf environmental hazards.
- Claimed conditions
- respiratory disability manifested by shortness of breath
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25103717
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