Granted
The Board granted service connection for asthma and COPD, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinion from the Veteran's pulmonologist was found to be more probative than the VA medical opinion due to its detailed review of the evidence and consideration of the Veteran's unique circumstances.
- Claimed conditions
- asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25107503
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