Partly grantedPACT Act
The Board granted service connection for an undiagnosed illness manifested by a chronic cough, but remanded the claims for a low back disability and hypertension due to insufficient evidence.
The deciding factor: The chronic cough was found to be related to the Veteran's Southwest Asia service under the PACT Act, while further evidence is needed for the other conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic cough
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25102701
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