GrantedPACT Act
The Board granted service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) under the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxins Act of 2022 due to presumed exposure to burn pits and other toxins during Gulf War service.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted on a presumptive basis given the Veteran's presumed BPOT exposure in Southwest Asia after August 2, 1990.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25021488
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