The Board granted a 100% disability rating for pulmonary sarcoidosis with arthralgia from December 15, 1998, and denied secondary service connection for spondylolysis of the L-5 vertebra.
The deciding factor: The appellant's spondylolysis was not caused or aggravated by long-term treatment of his pulmonary sarcoidosis with steroids.
- Claimed conditions
- pulmonary sarcoidosis, dysthymic disorder, spondylolysis of the L-5 vertebra
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 22, 2001
- Citation
- 0101573
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- Remanded (sent back)
The case is remanded to obtain a more thorough medical opinion regarding the Veteran's death and whether his service, including exposure to herbicides in Thailand, caused or triggered pulmonary sarcoidosis.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected dysthymic disorder, anxiety disorder, borderline intellectual functioning, and dyslexia have prevented him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an increased rating of 70 percent for dysthymic disorder and a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability, effective July 31, 2008.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for a certificate of eligibility for specially adapted housing and remanded the issue of an initial compensable disability rating for service-connected pulmonary sarcoidosis.
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