COPD decisions — 2000
342 indexed Board decisions in 2000.
Badges describe the whole decision, not the outcome for every condition listed. An appeal can grant one issue and deny or remand another. Check the original decision for each issue; these outcomes do not predict your claim.
- Whole decision: DeniedJanuary 2000
The Board found that the veteran's COPD is not service-connected due to lack of evidence showing nicotine dependence or a causal relationship between tobacco use during service and current COPD.
- Whole decision: GrantedJanuary 2000
The Board has granted a higher evaluation for the veteran's residuals of adenocarcinoma, but denied his request for an increased rating. The scar from the lobectomy and wedge resection is evaluated at 10 percent.
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