Partly granted
The Board granted an initial 100 percent rating for COPD with asthma and service connection for tinnitus, but remanded the claim for bilateral hearing loss.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's COPD requires outpatient oxygen therapy, and he has credibly reported that his tinnitus began during active military service and continues to this day. The Board found no evidence of record refuting these claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with asthma, Tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25088936
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