The Board has restored the Veteran's 30 percent disability rating for bilateral calcified pleural plaquing and found that the reduction was improper. The issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability is remanded due to inadequate VA examination.
The deciding factor: The reduction in rating was not supported by adequate evidence as required by regulation, specifically regarding whether the examinations supporting the reduction were full and complete.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral calcified pleural plaquing
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- September 30, 2013
- Citation
- 1331587
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- Dismissed
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- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for bilateral calcified pleural plaquing, resulting from exposure to asbestos, was denied by the Board. The evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran seeks an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for bilateral calcified pleural plaquing, resultant from exposure to asbestos. The case is being remanded due to the need for additional evidence and a VA examination.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for bilateral calcified pleural plaquing, resultant from exposure to asbestos.
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