Granted
The Board granted service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as due to in-service herbicide exposure based on evidence reasonably demonstrating a causal connection between the Veteran's COPD and his in-service herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the third element of service connection was met, with a positive private medical opinion supporting an at-least-as-likely-as-not causal relationship between the Veteran's COPD and his in-service herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25091876
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