Granted
The Board granted service connection for asthma, finding that the Veteran was exposed to fine particulate matter during his service in Djibouti and had a current diagnosis of asthma.
The deciding factor: Service connection is warranted under the presumption for Gulf War veterans due to exposure to fine particulate matter and a current diagnosis of asthma.
- Claimed conditions
- asthma
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25084917
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