The Veteran's service connection for pleurisy, bronchitis, and interstitial lung disease is granted due to exposure to burn pits under the PACT Act.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on the Veteran's exposure to burn pit smoke and other environmental hazards during her service in Kuwait, as established by the PACT Act.
- Claimed conditions
- pleurisy, bronchitis, interstitial lung disease
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 10, 2026
- Citation
- A26012353
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- Granted
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for pleurisy was dismissed because the VA Form 10182, which requested review of the denial of pleurisy service connection, constituted an impermissible concurrent election with his supplemental claim.
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