GrantedPACT Act
The Board granted an effective date of April 7, 2010, for service connection of restrictive lung disease with asthma and COPD.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim was received on April 7, 2010, and the evidence supports a finding that the Veteran is entitled to an earlier effective date due to facts found exposure under the PACT Act.
- Claimed conditions
- restrictive lung disease with asthma and COPD
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25106229
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