Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for a respiratory disability, to include COPD, was dismissed.
The deciding factor: The Veteran validly opted into the Appeals Modernization Act (AMA), and as such, there remains no appeal for adjudication under the legacy appeal system.
- Claimed conditions
- respiratory disability, to include chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2025
- Citation
- 25013785
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