The Board has determined that the reduction of the veteran's disability rating for status post right upper and lower lobectomies with history of lung cancer from 100 to 60 percent disabling effective January 1, 1998 was proper. The veteran's claim for specially adapted housing or special home adaptation grant is denied.
The deciding factor: The reduction in disability rating was based on the veteran's pulmonary function test results which showed FEV-1 between 40 and 55 percent of predicted value without any other significant respiratory impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- Right upper and lower lobectomies with history of lung cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- April 7, 2003
- Citation
- 0306669
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