Denied
The Board denied service connection for COPD and kidney disability, finding insufficient evidence linking these conditions to the veteran's military service.
The deciding factor: The evidence persuasively weighs against a finding that the Veteran's claimed disabilities are related to active service or an in-service injury, disease, or exposure to toxin(s).
- Claimed conditions
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, kidney disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25000318
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