The Veteran's claim for reinstatement of his disability benefits was pending, and the VA granted a 10 percent rating for pulmonary tuberculosis effective October 28, 1975. The Board determined that this grant should be effective from October 28, 1975.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim remained open due to failure to provide notice of his appellate rights following the June 1976 and August 1976 decisions, which prevented a final decision on the reinstatement of the 10 percent rating for pulmonary tuberculosis. The effective date was determined based on this unresolved pending status.
- Claimed conditions
- Pulmonary Tuberculosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- August 29, 2011
- Citation
- 1131639
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided the claim for COPD secondary to TB is remanded due to inadequate medical opinions and need for further development.
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