Granted
The Board granted service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran and considering his exposure to asbestos during service.
The deciding factor: The evidence is approximately balanced that the exposure to asbestos in service, and possibly the service-connected heart disease, is at least as likely as not the cause of the Veteran's COPD.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- October 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25088533
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