The Board has denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected residuals of spontaneous pneumothorax, currently rated at 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a finding that the veteran's current pulmonary symptoms are related to his service-connected residuals of spontaneous pneumothorax.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of spontaneous pneumothorax
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 30, 2000
- Citation
- 0031420
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient compliance with previous directives and needs further examination to determine the extent of impairment from service-connected residuals of spontaneous pneumothorax.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for residuals of spontaneous pneumothorax is remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and evaluation.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's residuals of pneumothorax are rated at a combined rating of 30 percent, with the intercostal neuralgia component rated at 20 percent. The case is remanded to determine if an extraschedular rating is warranted for the period prior to January 4, 2008.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for an increased evaluation of residuals of spontaneous pneumothorax has been withdrawn by the representative.
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