Granted
The Board granted service connection for asthma due to in-service hazardous environmental exposure, including burn pits.
The deciding factor: A private medical opinion stated it was more likely than not that the asthma was a direct result of in-service hazardous environmental exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- asthma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25003657
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