The Board denied service connection for a respiratory disorder, finding no in-service incurrence or link to service and rejecting the presumption of herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish an in-service event or link between service and the current diagnosis of COPD.
- Claimed conditions
- Respiratory disorder (COPD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 11, 2026
- Citation
- A26013098
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