The Board has determined that the veteran's chronic obstructive lung disease is likely to have developed during his period of active service and granted service connection based on exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam.
The deciding factor: A VA physician concluded that the veteran had obstructive lung disease, which was consistent with a relationship between exposure to Agent Orange and his condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 4, 2000
- Citation
- 0026589
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that the claim was not received prior to August 25, 2023.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his fatal condition was not caused or substantially contributed to by in-service malaria.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's COPD and/or chronic obstructive lung disease, as well as whether it is related to his bronchitis or other respiratory conditions. The claim will be further evaluated based on this additional evidence.
- Whole decision: Denied
The veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and there were no due but unpaid benefits to which the veteran was entitled at his date of death. The appellant's claims for accrued benefits and Dependents' Educational Assistance are denied.
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