The Board granted service connection for asthma, finding that the Veteran's pre-existing condition was aggravated during his military service due to exposure to burn pits in Iraq.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record persuasively weighs in favor of the Veteran's contention that there was an increase in severity of the Veteran's asthma during service, and the presumption of aggravation attaches. There is not clear and unmistakable evidence that there was no increase in severity or that the increase in severity to the Veteran's asthma was due to the natural progression of the disease.
- Claimed conditions
- asthma
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25086436
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