The Board denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected gunshot wound to the right chest with retained foreign body, finding that his restrictive lung disease is not related to this condition.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations and tests did not find any evidence of a direct relationship between the veteran's current respiratory symptoms and his service-connected gunshot wound.
- Claimed conditions
- Restrictive lung disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- August 29, 2001
- Citation
- 0121885
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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- Granted
The Veteran's disability rating for restrictive lung disease and disseminated coccidiomycosis was improperly reduced from 60 percent to 20 percent, effective November 1, 2022. The Board has restored the original 60 percent rating.
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