Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for COPD but denied service connection for glaucoma. The case was remanded for further development of other claims.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a current diagnosis of glaucoma, while the VA examiner found that the Veteran's COPD is related to his active service due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during his time in Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- Glaucoma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 12, 2025
- Citation
- 25002120
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