The Board denied the appellant's claim for a higher initial evaluation of 10 percent for lung cancer residuals, effective January 17, 2007, for accrued benefits purposes. The issue of service connection for coronary artery disease was also addressed but not decided.
The deciding factor: The RO applied the correct diagnostic code and determined that the Veteran's lung cancer residuals warranted a 10 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Code 6819 (malignant neoplasms of the lung). The claim for service connection for coronary artery disease was also addressed but not decided.
- Claimed conditions
- lung cancer residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 16, 2010
- Citation
- 1009955
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