Denied
The Board denied service connection for COPD, finding that the evidence does not support a link between the Veteran's respiratory condition and his military service, including exposure to Agent Orange.
The deciding factor: The October 2025 VA examiner opined that it was less likely than not that the Veteran's COPD was related to his military service due to insufficient evidence supporting the claimed exposures of herbicide agent, dust, smoke, and chemicals contributing to the development of COPD more so than smoking history.
- Claimed conditions
- COPD
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 30, 2025
- Citation
- 25015320
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