GrantedPACT Act
The Board granted an effective date of August 10, 2022, for the award of service connection for asthma with COPD and right lung calcified granuloma.
The deciding factor: The earliest possible effective date is August 10, 2022, due to the Veteran's claim being filed prior to the PACT Act's enactment and the law allowing claims granted under it an effective date as early as its enactment date.
- Claimed conditions
- asthma with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), right lung calcified granuloma
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25091814
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