The Board denied service connection for war lung injury - small air and remanded the issue of disposition of retroactive benefits for the grant of service connection for COPD and emphysema.
The deciding factor: There is no indication that the Veteran has any disability relating to the claimed war lung injury - small air that is separate and distinct from his already service-connected respiratory disabilities, leading to a denial of service connection. The RO will implement the grant of service connection for COPD and emphysema with an initial 30 percent rating effective January 3, 2023.
- Claimed conditions
- war lung injury - small air, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- November 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25101012
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