Granted
The Board granted service connection for shortness of breath based on a previous decision granting service connection for chronic bronchitis.
The deciding factor: The Board is bound by the favorable finding of service connection for chronic bronchitis, which was claimed as shortness of breath and restrictive lung disease.
- Claimed conditions
- shortness of breath, chronic bronchitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25008373
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