The Board has determined that the Veteran's pulmonary nodules are causally related to his active duty military service and grants entitlement to service connection.
The deciding factor: The private opinion provided by Dr. J.B., which is highly probative, supports a nexus between the Veteran's conditions and his time in service.
- Claimed conditions
- pulmonary nodules
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 17, 2026
- Citation
- A26036257
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