The Board granted service connection for COPD as secondary to diabetes and denied increased ratings for peripheral neuropathy conditions, while dismissing claims related to upper extremity neuropathy.
The deciding factor: Service connection for COPD was granted based on the aggravation of the condition by service-connected diabetes. The claims for increased ratings were dismissed due to an opt-in to the Appeals Modernization Act (AMA), and the peripheral neuropathy conditions were denied as they did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2025
- Citation
- 25015073
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