The Board granted service connection for asthma and denied service connection for chronic bronchitis, bilateral pain in the hands and fingers, a left eye rash, and macules and papules of the hands and fingers bilaterally.

The deciding factor: Asthma was presumptively linked to military service due to exposure to particulate matter during the Persian Gulf War. The other conditions were denied as there was no evidence of current disability or functional impairment.

Claimed conditions

asthma, chronic bronchitis, bilateral pain in the hands and fingers, left eye rash, macules and papules of the hands and fingers bilaterally

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

100%

Decision date

December 8, 2025

Citation

A25105144

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