The Board denied service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, finding that the evidence did not support a direct link to in-service asbestos exposure or any other in-service injury, disease, or incident.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinion was found less probative due to its failure to address relevant factors such as the Veteran's smoking history and lack of respiratory symptoms at service separation. The VA examiners' opinions were deemed more credible based on their review of the full medical record.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25045952
What this means for you
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