Granted
The Board granted service connection for asthma, presuming it is related to environmental exposures during the appellant's service in Afghanistan.
The deciding factor: The appellant had a qualifying period of military service and is presumed to have been exposed to fine particulate matter due to his service in Afghanistan during the Persian Gulf War.
- Claimed conditions
- asthma
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25089744
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