Denied
The Board denied service connection for a pulmonary condition, to include COPD, asthma, and chronic bronchitis, finding that the evidence did not support a nexus between the Veteran's in-service toxic exposure and his current pulmonary condition.
The deciding factor: The June 2023 VA examiner's opinion was probative as it considered the Veteran's smoking history and concluded that the claimed condition was less likely than not caused by the indicated toxic exposure risk activity.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, chronic bronchitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25108452
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