Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for emphysema, finding that there was no evidence of a causal relationship between the Veteran's in-service toxic exposure risk activity and his current diagnosis of emphysema.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinion found that long-term smoking history was more likely the cause of the Veteran's emphysema than any in-service toxic exposure, as there is no substantial evidence to support a causal relationship between the two.
- Claimed conditions
- emphysema
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25104329
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