Denied
The Board denied service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as it is not shown to be causally or etiologically related to any disease, injury, or incident during service.
The deciding factor: The evidence persuasively shows that the Veteran's COPD was caused by cigarette smoking, and therefore, the claim must be denied.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25103702
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