The Board denied service connection for COPD and granted a 30% rating for the veteran's acneform eruption (skin disability).
The deciding factor: The objective medical evidence did not support a finding that COPD was related to military service, including exposure to Agent Orange.
- Claimed conditions
- COPD, Hearing Loss
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- January 13, 2006
- Citation
- 0601053
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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