The veteran's claim for a higher rating for his pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) with lobectomy of the right upper lobe was granted, and he is now receiving a 30 percent evaluation effective March 1997.
The deciding factor: The VA determined that the veteran's condition warranted a 30 percent evaluation based on the evidence provided.
- Claimed conditions
- pulmonary tuberculosis (TB), lobectomy of right upper lobe
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- February 15, 2006
- Citation
- 0604270
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Decisions by this judge: 1,738 · Granted: 17% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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What this means for you
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