Your claim for service connection for a bilateral lung disorder has been granted, and you are now receiving the full benefit of your claim.
The deciding factor: The RO granted service connection based on evidence that was already in the record during the pendency of the appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral lung disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- August 31, 2006
- Citation
- 0627640
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral lung disorder, finding that the evidence did not support a current disability related to service.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed all claims of service connection due to the Veteran's death.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's right leg disorder is remanded for further development.,The Veteran's heart disorder, hypertension, and various lung disorders are remanded due to potential service connection based on herbicide exposure. The Veteran also has a claim of new and material evidence regarding his lumbar spine disorder.,The Veteran’s hypertension is remanded as it may be related to herbicide exposure or pre-existing conditions.,The Veteran's bilateral lung disorder, throat cancer, liver disorder, and kidney disorder are remanded due to potential service connection based on herbicide exposure. The Veteran also has a claim of new and material evidence regarding his lumbar spine disorder.,The Veteran’s head injury residuals (headaches) are remanded as they may be related to an inservice motor vehicle accident.,Whether the Veteran's posttraumatic stress disorder is service connected is remanded due to potential service connection based on herbicide exposure. The Veteran also has a claim of new and material evidence regarding his lumbar spine disorder.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the veteran does not have PTSD, hypertension, migraines, a heart disorder, asthma, defective vision, or a bilateral lung disorder related to service.
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