The veteran's interstitial lung disease, which is secondary to asbestosis, meets the criteria for a rating of 100 percent under VA regulations.
The deciding factor: The veteran has an FVC of less than 50% and pulmonary hypertension, meeting the criteria for a 100% rating under Diagnostic Code 6833.
- Claimed conditions
- Interstitial lung disease, Pulmonary hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 15, 2006
- Citation
- 0617490
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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