Granted
The Board granted service connection for asthma, which is presumed to be related to the Veteran's exposure to burn pits and other toxins during his service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the legal presumption that asthma is related to such exposure due to the Veteran's participation in a toxic exposure risk activity (TERA) during service.
- Claimed conditions
- asthma
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25107238
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