Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as there is no evidence that the condition began during active service or is related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record does not support a finding that the Veteran's COPD had onset during his service or is otherwise related to an injury, event, or disease in service.
- 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 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25110291
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