The VA granted service connection for the veteran's bilateral lung metastases, but assigned a 30 percent evaluation. The medical evidence did not meet criteria for an increased rating.
The deciding factor: The FEV-1 and DLCO (SB) values were within normal or near-normal ranges, which do not warrant a higher evaluation under Diagnostic Code 6844.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral lung metastases, right stage II non-seminomatous germ cell tumor
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- April 17, 2001
- Citation
- 0111165
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